July18,2012HonorableMayorandMembersoftheHermosaBeachCityCouncilRegularMeetingofJuly24,2012
TOFCITYMANAGERANDAPPROVALOFAGREEMENTFORCITYMANAGERSERVICESRecommendation:
1)AppointTomBakalyastheHermosaBeachCityManager;and,2)ApproveaCityManagerEmploymentAgreement,settingforththetermsandconditionsunderwhichMr.BakalywillserveastheCity'sCityManager.
Background:
AttheCityCouncilmeetingofFebruary28,2012,theCityCouncilengagedtheservicesofTeriBlack&CompanytoconductanationwidesearchtoreplaceretiringCityManager,SteveBurrell.TeriBlack
&
Companyreviewed76applicationsandpresentedninecandidateswiththemostrelevantqualificationstotheCityCouncil.TheCouncil,intum,engagedinitsownscreeningprocessandinterviewedfourofthetopcontenders;ultimately,theCouncildirectedthatanemploymentagreementbenegotiatedandbroughthackforapprovalwithThomasBakaly.
Mr.
BakalyhasagreedtoassumethepositionofCityManager.
Mr.
Bakalyhastwenty-threeyearsoflocalgovernmentexperiencewithnearlytenyearsasCityManageroftheresortcommunityofParkCity,Utah.
Mr.
BakalyjoinedParkCity'Sstaffasfinancemanageranddirectorofcapitalprogramsin1995,risingtothepositionofAssistantCityManagerin2001andbecomingCityManagerin2002.AstheCityManager,hemanagesastaffof200full-timecityworkersanda$45milliontotalbudgetforalloperations.PriortohistenureinParkCity,
Mr.
BakalyworkedforsevenyearsfortheCityofPasadena,servinginvariouspositions,includingbudgetdirector.HisexperiencewiththemanagementoflargeeventsinPasadenasuchasWorldCupSoccer,RoseBowlsandSuperBowlswasofassistancetoParkCityasitpreparedforthe2002WinterOlympicsandasitcontinuedtoserveasahostforthepopularSundanceFilmFestival.}-Deferredcompensation:
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Severance:
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Relocation:Basesalaryof$185,000plusdiscretionaryupto7%performance-basedmeritbonus
$8,000/yr.,
consistentwithdepartmentheadlevelexecutivesSixmonths'salaryandmedicalfor"no-cause"termination$25,000lumpsumforrelocationcoststoHermosaBeacharea
Mr.
BakalyisanativeCalifornian,grewupinPasadena,andearnedhisMaster'sDegree
in
PublicAdministrationfromtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.My.BakalywillheemployedpursuanttothetermsandconditionssetforthintheattachedCityManagerEmploymentAgreement.
Mr.
Bakalywillbeanat-willemployee,meaningthatheservesat
the
pleasureoftheCityCouncil.ThekeytermsoftheAgreementaresummarizedasfollows:}-Salary:AmongtheuniquefeaturesofthisAgreementare:(1)theCityManagerwillpaytheemployeeshareofmembership
in
thePERSretirementsystematthesametimeasotherCityemployeesbegindoingso;(2)thesalarydoesnotriseautomaticallywiththecostoflivingindex;(3)thereisnoautomobile