The council unanimously approved the new contracts for City Manager Alan Flora and Police Chief Andrew White at its March 18 meeting.
The contracts can be found from page 51 to 72 in the agenda packet below.
Flora, who previously worked in the Lake County Administrative Office and as the county of Mendocino’s assistant chief executive officer, was hired as Clearlake’s assistant city manager and finance director in the spring of 2018. The council hired him as the city manager in March 2019.
White joined the city in July 2018, coming from the city of Suisun. He has an extensive background in both policing and technology.
City Attorney Ryan Jones went before the council to propose the new contract with Flora.
Jones said Flora had one more year on his original contract, and so the proposal was to replace that old contract with a new five-year contract, “which is a good length.”
The new contract increases Flora’s monthly pay by 7.5 percent to $13,785.63, or a total annual salary of $165,427.56.
Flora would receive a 3 percent raise each July 1 beginning in 2022 based on a favorable evaluation from the city council and the Local Economic Benchmark exceeding audited revenues from fiscal year 2019-20, Jones said.
There was no public comment before Councilman Russ Cremer moved to approve Flora’s new contract, with Councilwoman Joyce Overton seconding and the council approving it 5-0.
Flora, in turn, presented White’s proposed new contract to the council.
White has “served admirably” as police chief and made a number of improvements in the police department, Flora said.
White’s original contract was set to expire in July. Flora said he had discussed with White his interest in staying on with the city longer, and he agreed to the new contract’s terms.
The new contract for White also is for five years. It would also give White a 7.5-percent increase, bringing his monthly salary to $12,647.37 or $151,768.44 annually.
Like the city manager contract, White’s new contract also would give him an annual 3-percent salary increase starting on July 1, 2022, based on a good review from the city manager and the city meeting the Local Economic Benchmark.
There was no public comment. Cremer moved to approve the contract, with Overton seconding and the council voting unanimously.
Mayor Dirk Slooten said he’s so happy the city has a good team, joking that the city has Flora and White tied down for five years so they can’t leave.
Both of the new contracts go into effect immediately.
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City Council Regular Meeting Packet 03-18-21 by LakeCoNews on Scribd