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FIRST AMENDMENT TO CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“First
Amendment”) is made and entered into effective this 3rd day of December, 2019, by and between
the City of Poway, a municipal corporation ("City"), and Christopher Hazeltine, an individual (“City
Manager”).
RECITALS
1.City and City Manager entered into that certain "CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT,” dated April 2, 2019 and effective May 6, 2019 (the "Agreement”), by which City and
the City Manager established the terms, conditions, compensation and other benefits for the City
Manager’s employment by the City.
2.Section 3(D) of the Agreement requires the City Council to conduct an evaluation of
the City Manager’s performance after 6 months of employment, where it may consider performance-
based salary adjustments.
3.On November 19, 2019, the City Council conducted the evaluation contemplated by
Section 3(D) of the Agreement, where the City Council determined that the City Manager has
exceeded the City Council’s expectations and goals.
4.The City Council and City Manager desire to enter into this First Amendment in order
to make clean up changes and increase the City Manager’s salary based on his positive
performance to date.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 4(A)(1), subsections (a) & (b), of the Agreement shall be replaced in
their entirety to read as follows:
(a) The annual base salary for the position of City Manager shall be
$247,250. This salary will be increased at the same time and amount as that of other Poway
management employees in the Management/Confidential Group 1, which includes any
stipend. The salary of the City Manager shall be at a similar market position as Poway
department directors and other management staff.
(b) The City Manager shall be paid at the same intervals and in the same
manner as regular City employees.
Section 2. Except as otherwise amended by this First Amendment, all other terms and
conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
[Signatures on Following Page]
ATTACHMENT A3 of 6
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to be
executed the day and year first above written.
CITY OF POWAY CITY MANAGER
By By
Steve Vaus, Mayor Christopher Hazeltine
ATTEST:
Faviola Medina, CMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Alan Fenstermacher, City Attorney
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RESOLUTION NO. 19-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
POWAY, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE
MANAGEMENT/CONFIDENTIAL SALARY SCHEDULE WITH
THE CHANGE IN SALARY FOR THE CITY MANAGER
WHEREAS, a Salary Schedule is established for designated Management/Confidential
employees, which includes the City Manager’s salary; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to revise the City of Poway’s Management/Confidential Salary
Schedule to reflect the City Manager’s salary increase as authorized by the City Council through
an amendment to the Employment Agreement for the City Manager.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway as
follows:
Section 1: The above recitals are true and correct;
Section 2: The Salary Schedule for employees designated as Management/Confidential,
which includes the City Manager, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby adopted, effective
December 3, 2019.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the
City of Poway, California at a regular meeting this 3rd day of December 2019 by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
______________________________
Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
________________________________
Faviola Medina, CMC, City Clerk
ATTACHMENT B 5 of 6 December 3, 2019, Item #1.8
6 of 6 December 3, 2019, Item #1.8EXHIBIT A