CC Resolution No. 24-112 approving the third amendment to the City Attorney employment contractRESOLUTION NO. 24-112
A RESOLUTION OF THE CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
CUPERTINO AND CHRISTOPHER D. JENSEN, CITY
ATTORNEY,AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE
THE CONTRACT
WHEREAS, an Employment Agreement between the City and Christopher
D. Jensen, City Attorney was approved on June 15, 2021 with a start date of July
27, 2021;
WHEREAS, the City and the City Attorney entered into a First Amendment
to reflect a start date of July 20, 2021;
WHEREAS, the City and the City Attorney entered into a Second
Amendment on July 20, 2022 to increase the pay to the City Attorney to $280,000;
WHEREAS, the City Attorney's Employment Agreement has not been
revised since the Second Amendment;
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to increase the pay to the City
Attorney to an annual base salary of $310,500 effective December 3, 2024; and
WHEREAS, on January 1, 2026, the City Attorney's salary shall be increased
by the same percentage and at the same time as any discretionary across-the-board
increase in base annual compensation granted to exempt management employees
covered by the Unrepresented Employees' Compensation Program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to increase severance payment from
three (3) months to nine (9) months aggregate salary and medical benefit
allowance; and
WHEREAS, the terms, conditions and prov1s10ns of the Third
Amendment to Employment Agreement have been reviewed and approved by
the Senior Assistant City Attorney; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby
approve the aforementioned Third Amendment to the Employment Agreement
and authorizes the Mayor to execute said agreement on behalf of the City of
Cupertino.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 3rd day of December 2024, by the following vote:
Members of the City Council
AYES: Mohan, Fruen, Moore
NOES: Chao
ABSENT: Wei
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
Sheila Mohan, Mayor
City of Cupertino
Date
ATTEST:
Kirsten Squarcia, City Clerk Date
12/11/2024
12/11/2024