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File #: 25-735    Name:
Type: Staff Report Status: Agenda Ready - Administrative Business
File created: 6/30/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 7/9/2025 Final action:
Title: Report regarding a resolution approving a second amendment to the employment agreement between the City of South San Francisco and Rosa Govea Acosta for service as City Clerk. (Sky Woodruff, City Attorney and Leah Lockhart, Human Resources Director)
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Report regarding a resolution approving a second amendment to the employment agreement between the City of South San Francisco and Rosa Govea Acosta for service as City Clerk. (Sky Woodruff, City Attorney and Leah Lockhart, Human Resources Director)

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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution approving a second amendment to the employment agreement between the City of South San Francisco and Rosa Govea Acosta.

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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On November 6, 2018, Rosa Govea Acosta was duly elected as City Clerk of the City of South San Francisco ("City"). On March 13, 2019, the City and Ms. Acosta entered into a City Clerk Employment Agreement effective March 13, 2019. Ms. Acosta was reelected on November 8, 2022, and was sworn in on December 13, 2022. On December 13, 2022, the City Council also approved the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the City and Ms. Acosta ("Agreement"). The Agreement provided several clarifications to align with the parties' intent that Ms. Acosta would receive the same across-the-board cost-of-living adjustments and benefits as City employees covered by the Executive Management Compensation Plan. It also established that the City would conduct a total compensation survey for the position using the same benchmark cities used for the Executive Management Unit. Upon completion of the survey, City Council would consider adjustments to the City Clerk's salary. The Agreement stipulated that any changes to salary would be retroactive to December 13, 2022, when Ms. Acosta was sworn in for her new term of office. Upon review of the completed total compensation survey, along with a review of internal alignment, City Council determined that the City Clerk salary range should be within the range of Department Heads with similar scope and level of responsibility. Therefore, the salary was adjusted to be equal to the bottom of the range for Deputy City Manager. On April 12, 2023, the C...

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