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RESOLUTION NO. 98 -6
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ADJUSTING
THE COMPENSATION OF THE CITY
ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, the City Attorney has received salary adjustments totaling 6.5% since
1991; and
WHEREAS, during that period all management employees have received
substantially greater salary adjustments; and
and
WHEREAS, the Cost of Living has increased approximately 14.0 % since 1991;
WHEREAS, the City Attorney's workload has substantially increased in the past
few years and his performance warrants a salary increase; and
WHEREAS, the adjustments in compensation for the City Attorney will be, to some
extent, off -set by reductions in benefits; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Council of the City of
Newport Beach that the Mayor is authorized to execute amendments to the employment
contract between the City and the City Attorney consistent with the memo to the City
Council attached as Exhibit "A" to this Resolution.
ADOPTED, this 12th day of January, 199.
ThcLmag Col s, Mayor
ATTEST:
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LaVonne Harkless, City Clerk
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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
January 8,1998
TO : Members of City Council
FROM: Tom Edwards, Mayor
Dennis O'Neil, Mayor Pro Tern
Jan DeBay, Councilmember
RE : CITY ATTORNEY COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT
At the direction of the City Council, we have met and discussed
modifications to the salary and benefits of the City Attorney. We are submitting our
recommendations and the information we believe supports our recommendations
including:
1. A survey of the "in- house" City Attorney salaries in Orange County
prepared by the Orange County Division of the League of Cities.
(Attachment 1)
2. A schedule listing adjustments received by represented and non -
represented employees from 1992 to the present. (Attachment 2)
BACKGROUND
The City Attorney has received salary increases totaling 6.5% since July,
1991. Adjustments for represented and management employees during that
period are shown in Attachment 2. The Cost of Living during that period has
increased approximately 14 %.
During this period, the City Attorney's workload has increased due to a
number of factors including:
a. Acceptance of additional assignments relative to airport and Upper
Bay issues;
EXHIBIT A
• b. His involvement in complex matters such as the IRWD Reclaimed
Water Project, the NBPD sexual harassment litigation, the Pacific
View, Lutheran Church and Fletcher Jones Development
Agreements, CIOSA, the Oceanfront Encroachment Policy, the
Mermaid litigation, the Thunderbird revocation, and employee
termination hearings; and
C. The assumption of responsibility for handling many liability cases "in-
house".
PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS
We are recommending the City Council approve the following adjustments:
1. Salary Adjustments; A 3% salary increase on March 1, 1998 and March 1,
1999 in addition to the Cost of Living adjustment in the current Agreement
and elimination of the provision which called for payment of an annuity
upon retirement equal in value to the difference between pay increases
granted other management employees and City Attorney salary increases;
2. Benefit Adjustments:
• a. Flex Leave Reductions: A reduction in flex leave from 28 days to 25
days, with flex leave permanently capped (a six day reduction
overall) at that level with flex leave spill -over pay. The City Attorney
would have the right to buy out up to 80 hours of flex leave each
year and the right to convert up to 5 days of flex leave (reducing
accruals) to salary at .4% per day.
b. Bereavement Leave: Bereavement leave, which is authorized up to
five days per incident would be eliminated.
C. Car Allowance: Replacement of city car with a car allowance. The
car allowance would be $375 for first twelve months, $325 for the
next 12 months, $275 for the final 12 months and no car or
allowance thereafter. (current car is scheduled to be replaced with
new vehicle)
The other terms and conditions of the current agreement would remain
unchanged. We are recommending the City Council adopt a Resolution
authorizing Mayor Edwards to execute an amended agreement consistent with the
terms discussed in this memo. If you have any questions, please feel free to
• contact any or all of us prior to the formal consideration of this matter.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LAVONNE M. HARKLESS, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing
resolution, being Resolution No. 98 -6, was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the
City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 12th
day of January, 1998, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Thomson, Debay, O'Neil, Hedges, Glover, Noyes, Mayor Edwards
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
official seal of said City this 13th day of January, 1998.
(Seal)
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City Clerk of the City of
Newport Beach, California