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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: May 3, 2021 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:21-268 ACTION ITEMS <br />Agenda Number:10.A. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Fran Robustelli <br />Interim City Manager <br />BY:Rich Pio Roda <br />City Attorney <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Susan Hsieh <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Approve an <br />Employment Agreement with Frances Robustelli to Serve as the City Manager. <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Approve an employment agreement with Frances Robustelli to serve as the City Manager. <br />BACKGROUND <br />In January 2021, the City Council engaged CPS HR Consulting to lead an executive recruitment <br />for a new city manager. After a nationwide search, n umerous qualified candidates were screened <br />and interviewed by the City Council. Three finalists participated in an extensive community <br />engagement process, which included a Town Hall event and two stakeholder panel interviews. <br />After conducting further interviews and evaluation, the City Council announced on April 19, 2021 <br />its decision to appoint Frances Robustelli as the new City Manager. <br />Ms. Robustelli has served as the Interim City Manager since the resignation of the prior City <br />Manager, Jeff Kay, in December 2020. Her municipal experience spans more than 25 years of <br />working in diverse communities and multi-service organizations. Ms. Robustelli previously served <br />as the Interim City Manager for the City of Clayton, the Assistant City Manager for the City of <br />Napa, and the Assistant and Interim City Manager for the City of Walnut Creek. <br />The City Council and Ms. Robustelli completed negotiations and reached agreement on <br />employment terms, including compensation and benefits. The proposed employment agreement <br />provides the following: <br />·Term of agreement: Three (3) years; <br />·An annual salary of $262,650.00; <br />·Employee to contribute 3% toward the City’s employer CalPERS retirement rate; <br />·Salary increase equal to the lesser of 3% or any salary increase negotiated with San <br />Leandro City Employees’ Association’s members, to be effective January 1, 2022; and <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/29/2021 <br />128