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FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
[CITY MANAGER]
This First Amendment to Employment Agreement ("First Amendment"), dated as of
November 8, 2022 (the "Effective Date"), is entered into by and between the City of Lake
Elsinore, a California municipal corporation ("Employer")and Jason Simpson ("Employee").
RECITALS
A. By Employment Agreement dated February 9, 2021 (the "Agreement"),
Employer engaged Employee to serve as City Manager of the City of Lake Elsinore.
B. Pursuant to Section 7 of the Agreement, the City Council conducted
performance evaluations on November 9, 2021 and May 10, 2022 and found Employee's
performance met or exceeded expectations.
C. On September 13, 2022, the City Council approved a Side Letterto the 2021-
2026 Memorandum of Understanding with LIUNA Local 777 Amending the Salary Ranges
and Changes of Benefits for Union-Represented and Non-Represented Employees to
respond to inflationary pressures and to improve recruitment and retention of City
employees.
D. On October 25, 2022, the City Council met in Closed Session and directed
the City Attorney to prepare this First Amendment to adjust Employee's compensation in
response to inflationary pressures and in recognition of the adjustments awarded all City
employees.
AGREEMENT
1. Section 3. "Salary" is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows-
,,a. Commencing the first pay period following the Effective Date,
Employer agrees to pay Employee for his services in the capacity of City
Manager an annual salary of $297,463.26, which shall be paid in the same
manner and at the same time in accordance with the City's established
payroll program or the payment of City employee salaries. Employee's
salary shall be subject to customary withholding for taxes, social security and
other required deductions.
b. Except as provided hereinbelow in paragraph 3.c. below, upon the
condition that Employee meets performance expectations as determined by
the City Council during Employee's February 2022 performance review and
in each successive annual performance review conducted by the City
Council during the Term as provided in Section 7, Employee shall receive a
cost of living salary increase equal to the percentage increase in the cost of
living for the most recently published prior twelve month period as shown by
the U.S. Department of Labor in its All Urban Consumer Index for the
Riverside Area, plus 1%. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no annual salary
increase pursuant to this Section 3.b. shall exceed 6%.
C. Employee waives the salary adjustment provisions of paragraph 3.b.
above, in connection with the 2023 annual performance evaluation to be
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conducted by the City Council in accordance with Section 7 of the
Agreement. Any change in salary prior to February 2024 and any salary
increase thereafter during the Term in excess of the amount provided in
section 3.b. shall be effective only by written amendment to the Agreement
entered into between Employer and Employee."
5. Except as provided herein, the terms and conditions set forth in the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this First Amendment executed
on November 10 , 2022.
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