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Authorize the Chair of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement for the Chief Executive Officer, Harry Weis to raise the base salary by 3.5% to $377,775, for a total maximum annual contract amount of $491,108 (including potential 30% incentive bonus if awarded); of which the employee will contribute 7% to CalPERS.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
A. Authorize the Chair of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement for the Chief Executive Officer, Harry Weis to raise the base salary by 3.5% to $377,775, for a total maximum annual contract amount of $491,108 (including potential 30% incentive bonus if awarded); of which the employee will contribute 7% to CalPERS.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On or about March 31, 2009 the Board of Supervisors approved and authorized the Board Chair to sign an employment agreement with a new Natividad Medical Center (NMC), Chief Executive Officer (CEO). On March 31, 2009, Supervisor Louis R. Calcagno, of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, signed an employment agreement for CEO Harry Weis for a salary of $365,000, plus a potential bonus of $109,500, for a total value of $474,500. The employment contract was also reviewed and approved as to form and legality by the Office of County Counsel. The term of employment began May 1, 2009. The contract states that the agreement may be renewed from time to time, if the parties mutually agree to do so, until terminated pursuant to the agreement.
In October 2013, the County began the process for all employees to pay the full 7% PERS employee retirement contribution and it was mostly completed in November. County executives, including those at NMC, were requested to implement the same employee contribution to PERS as all other employees. Countywide, the process includes a 3.5% wage increase and corresponding payroll deduction ...
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