HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2023 0621 CCSA REG ITEM 09DCITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
of June 21, 2023
ACTION APPROVED STAFF
RECOMMENDATION, INCLUDING
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2023-
4187. (ROLL CALL VOTE: UNANIMOUS)
BY A. Hurtado.
D. Consider Resolution Approving Amendment No. 5 to the Employment Agreement
Between the City of Moorpark and City Manager Troy Brown. Staff
Recommendation: Prior to a motion to adopt the Resolution approving Amendment
No. 5 to the Employment Agreement between the City of Moorpark and Troy
Brown, the Mayor shall make an oral summary report for compliance with Section
54953(c)(3) of the Government Code as follows: "Staff is recommending the City
Council approve Amendment No. 5 to the Employment Agreement between the
City and Troy Brown to make the following changes: Effective retroactively with the
pay period beginning February 25, 2023, Mr. Brown shall receive a 5% cost-of-
living adjustment, which will increase his annual base salary to $243,963.20 at an
hourly rate of $117.29. Mr. Brown will also receive an additional 80 hours of annual
leave effective on March 5, 2026, a one-time City Manager Leave balance of 120
hours that is not available for cash-out and must be used by March 5, 2024, and a
one-time retention bonus of $15,000 if Mr. Brown remains employed by the City
through March 5, 2026." Adopt Resolution No. 2023-4187 approving Amendment
No. 5 to the Employment Agreement between the City of Moorpark and City
Manager Troy Brown. (Staff: PJ Gagajena, Assistant City Manager) (ROLL
CALL VOTE REQUIRED)
Item: 9.D.
MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: PJ Gagajena, Assistant City Manager
Kevin Ennis, City Attorney
DATE: 06/21/2023 Regular Meeting
SUBJECT: Consider Resolution Approving Amendment No. 5 to the Employment
Agreement Between the City of Moorpark and City Manager Troy Brown
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On February 7, 2018, the City of Moorpark and City Manager Troy Brown entered into an
Employment Agreement that set forth employment terms. Per the terms of the agreement,
the City Council is required to conduct an annual evaluation of Mr. Brown’s performance
within thirty (30) days of his anniversary date. The City Council commenced the evaluation
process of Mr. Brown’s performance on February 15, 2023, and following a successful
evaluation the agreement is hereby amended. Amendment No. 5 to Mr. Brown’s
Employment Agreement makes the following changes to salary, leave times, and
incentives:
• Section 4.A., Base Salary – Base Salary is increased by 5% and amends the
subsection to read in its entirety as follows: “Effective retroactively with the pay
period beginning February 25, 2023, Employee shall receive an annual base salary
of $243,963.20 at an hourly rate for accounting purposes of $117.29.”
• Section 4.B.(2), Annual Leave – Eighty hours of additional annual leave time is
granted beginning on March 5, 2026, and adds a new sentence at the end of the
subsection to read as follows: “Effective March 5, 2026, Employee shall be granted
an additional eighty (80) hours of annual leave that will be in addition to the annual
leave amount accrued pursuant to other portions of this subpart (2).”
• Section 4.B.(20), City Manager Leave – One-time City Manager Leave of 120
hours is granted, which must be used by March 5, 2024, and adds a new subsection
to read as follows: “Employee shall be granted a one-time City Manager Leave
balance of one hundred and twenty (120) hours to be used by March 5, 2024. This
City Manager Leave is not eligible for cash out.”
Item: 9.D.
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• Section 4.B.(21), Retention Bonus – A one-time retention bonus of $15,000 is
granted if Mr. Brown remains employed by the City through March 5, 2026, and
adds a new subsection to read as follows: “Employee shall be granted a one-time
retention bonus of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) if Employee remains employed
by the City through March 5, 2026.”
Attached is the draft Resolution for approval of Amendment No. 5 to the Employment
Agreement, which includes the draft of the proposed Amendment No. 5.
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953(c)(3) ANNOUNCEMENT
Consistent with Section 54953(c)(3) of the Government Code, the Mayor, Mayor Pro
Tempore, or other presiding officer shall orally report a summary of a recommendation for a
final action on the salaries, salary schedules, or compensation paid in the form of fringe
benefits of a local agency executive, as defined in Section 3511.1(d) of the Government
Code, during the open regular meeting in which the final action is to be taken and prior to
the motion to approve. The City Manager is considered a local agency executive per the
State law definition (which includes a chief executive officer, a deputy and assistant chief
executive officer, a department head, and a position held by an employment contract),
therefore an oral report is required prior to approval of the attached Resolution approving
Amendment No. 5 to the Employee Agreement.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as it does not
constitute a project, as defined by Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Therefore, no environmental review is required.
FISCAL IMPACT
The estimated cost of the salary adjustment to the proposed Employment Agreement with
the City Manager is $15,140, including benefits. This will be budgeted between Fiscal
Years 2022/23 and 2023/24. The $15,000 retention bonus will be budgeted accordingly in
Fiscal Year 2025/26 in case Mr. Brown meets those terms in the Employment Agreement.
COUNCIL GOAL COMPLIANCE
This action does not support a current strategic objective.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED)
Prior to a motion to adopt the Resolution approving Amendment No. 5 to the Employment
Agreement between the City of Moorpark and Troy Brown, the Mayor shall make an oral
summary report for compliance with Section 54953(c)(3) of the Government Code as
follows: “Staff is recommending the City Council approve Amendment No. 5 to the
Employment Agreement between the City and Troy Brown to make the following changes:
Effective retroactively with the pay period beginning February 25, 2023, Mr. Brown shall
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receive a 5% cost-of-living adjustment, which will increase his annual base salary to
$243,963.20 at an hourly rate of $117.29. Mr. Brown will also receive an additional 80
hours of annual leave effective on March 5, 2026, a one-time City Manager Leave balance
of 120 hours that is not available for cash-out and must be used by March 5, 2024, and a
one-time retention bonus of $15,000 if Mr. Brown remains employed by the City through
March 5, 2026.”
Adopt Resolution No. 2023-____ approving Amendment No. 5 to the Employment
Agreement between the City of Moorpark and City Manager Troy Brown.
Attachment: Draft Resolution No. 2023-____ including Amendment No. 5 to the
Employment Agreement
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ATTACHMENT
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AMENDMENT
NO. 5 TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF MOORPARK AND TROY BROWN
WHEREAS, on February 7, 2018, the City Council approved Resolution No. 2018-
3669, which appointed Troy Brown as Moorpark City Manager effective March 3, 2018,
and approved an Employment Agreement in connection therewith; and
WHEREAS, on May 2, 2018, the City Council approved Resolution No. 2018-3698
approving Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement between the City of
Moorpark and Troy Brown; and
WHEREAS, on June 6, 2019, the City Council approved Resolution No. 2019-3817
approving Amendment No. 2 to the Employment Agreement between the City of
Moorpark and Troy Brown; and
WHEREAS, on June 3, 2020, the City Council approved Resolution No. 2020-3921
approving Amendment No. 3 to the Employment Agreement between the City of
Moorpark and Troy Brown; and
WHEREAS, on July 7, 2021, the City Council approved Resolution No. 2021-4025
approving Amendment No. 4 to the Employment Agreement between the City of
Moorpark and Troy Brown; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this Resolution, the City Council intends to approve
Amendment No. 5 to the Employment Agreement between the City of Moorpark and Troy
Brown.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby approves Amendment No. 5 to the
Employment Agreement between the City of Moorpark and Troy Brown, attached hereto
as Exhibit A.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall
cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of June, 2023.
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Attest: Chris R. Enegren, Mayor
____________________________________
Ky Spangler, City Clerk
Exhibit A: Amendment No. 5 to Employment Agreement between the City of Moorpark
and Troy Brown
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AMENDMENT NO. 5
TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF MOORPARK AND TROY BROWN
This Amendment No. 5 to the February 7, 2018 Employment Agreement, as
previously amended, (“Employment Agreement”) between the CITY OF MOORPARK, a
California municipal corporation and general law city (“the CITY”), and TROY BROWN
(“EMPLOYEE”), an individual, is made and entered into this 21st day of June, 2023.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on February 7, 2018, the CITY and EMPLOYEE entered into an
Employment Agreement for the Non-Competitive Service, at-will position of City Manager;
and
WHEREAS, the CITY and EMPLOYEE entered into Amendment No. 1 to the 2018
Employment Agreement on May 3, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the CITY and EMPLOYEE entered into Amendment No. 2 to the 2018
Employment Agreement on June 6, 2019, for purposes of adjusting salary and making
other adjustments; and
WHEREAS, the CITY and EMPLOYEE entered into Amendment No. 3 to the 2018
Employment Agreement on June 3, 2020, to remove the fixed term of the Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, the CITY and EMPLOYEE entered into Amendment No. 4 to the 2018
Employment Agreement on July 7, 2021, for purposes of adjusting salary and
compensation commencing July 1, 2021 and July 1, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the City Council commenced its evaluation of the City Manager on
February 15, 2023, and has completed its annual review of EMPLOYEE’s performance
and the parties desire to make certain changes to the Employment Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed by and between the parties to amend
the Employment Agreement as follows:
SECTION 1. Effective retroactively with the pay period beginning February 25,
2023, Subsection 4.A, Base Salary is increased by 5% and is amended to read in its
entirety as follows:
“Base Salary. Effective retroactively with the pay period beginning February 25,
2023, Employee shall receive an annual base salary of $243,963.20 at an hourly rate for
accounting purposes of $117.29.”
EXHIBIT A
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SECTION 2. Subpart (2) (Annual Leave) of Subsection B of Section 4 is hereby
amended to add a new sentence at the end of that subpart to read as follows:
“Effective March 5, 2026, Employee shall be granted an additional eighty (80)
hours of annual leave that will be in addition to the annual leave amount accrued pursuant
to other portions of this subpart (2).”
SECTION 3. Subparts (20) and (21) are hereby added to Subsection B of Section
4 to read in their entirety as follows:
“(20) City Manager Leave. Employee shall be granted a one-time City Manager
Leave balance of one hundred and twenty (120) hours to be used by March 5, 2024. This
City Manager Leave is not eligible for cash out.”
“(21) Retention Bonus. Employee shall be granted a one-time retention bonus of
fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) if Employee remains employed by the City through
March 5, 2026.”
SECTION 4. Except as amended by this Amendment No. 5, all of the other
provisions of the Employment Agreement, as previously amended by Amendment No. 1,
Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, and Amendment No. 4 shall remain in full force
and effect.
CITY OF MOORPARK EMPLOYEE
By:______________________________ By:_______________________________
Chris R. Enegren, Mayor Troy Brown, City Manager
Attest:
_________________________________
Ky Spangler, City Clerk
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