ITEM:		ACTION ITEM
13.	CONSIDER APPROVAL OF JOB DESCRIPTION, SALARY RANGE, AND AUTHORIZE SEARCH FOR ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER POSITION
Meeting Date:			August 19, 2024	Budgeted:	Yes
From:			David J. Stoldt	Program/	N/A
			General Manager	Line Item:	N/A
Prepared By:			David J. Stoldt	Cost Estimate:
General Counsel Review: N/A
Committee Recommendation: N/A
CEQA Compliance: This action does not constitute a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15378.

SUMMARY: In 2023, the Board recommended evaluating the need for additional leadership support in the District, considering anywhere from lower-level utility analysis support to an Assistant General Manager. In May of 2024, the Board adopted a strategic goal to hire an Assistant General Manager. This item will consider a job description, salary range, contract parameters, and authorization of a search. 

RECOMMENDATION:  The General Manager recommends that the Board (1) adopt the job description, (2) establish a salary range, (3) discuss and set limits on certain contract parameters, and (4) authorize the search and hiring of a qualified candidate.

BACKGROUND:  The proposed job description is based upon similar “assistant” positions at Sonoma County Water Agency, Contra Costa Water District, Alameda County Water District, and the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District’s General Manager duties.

The salary survey results are based on several comparative agencies, adjusted for geographic differences in labor costs. Such salaries are “as of” currently posted amounts, although the relevant dates vary from agency to agency. The median salary at the top step in the survey is $18,472 per month. This falls between the District’s Range 60 and Range 61 top step. The recommendation is to advertise the position at Range 61, which is a range of $184,968 (Step A) to $224,829 (Step E), annually.

Finally, it is recommended that the position be an “at will” position, subject to a contract, rather than a position slotted to fit the District salary scales and subject to the normal Unrepresented Bargaining Unit memorandum of understanding. As such, certain parameters will need to be established in advance in order to negotiate such a contract. The parameters include, but are not limited to the following, which should be discussed in closed session once viable candidates have been identified and interviewed:

Term	Number of years for initial contract
Severance	Pay-out upon termination at will
Vacation and leave	Prior accrual of vacation time; Management leave offered
Car allowance	For use of personal vehicle for District business
Deferred compensation	If any to be offered

EXHIBITS

13-A Proposed Assistant General Manager Job Description

13-B Assistant General Manager Salary Survey

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