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CityCouncil | 2010-09-07 | 12 | Management] MOU could also be called a template; the template would be brought back to Council for review; Council would have the option of approving the template or using some other vehicle; assuming that Council would approve the template, the template would become the boiler plate for a City Manager to use when hiring a Department Head; the template would be the same as other bargaining unit MOUs. Mayor Johnson inquired how a City Manager would get from the template to deals with a Department Head to make the template binding on the City. The Interim City Manager responded the template would be available to a Department Head; stated a transmittal or offer letter might be transmitted to the candidate and the template could be attached. Mayor Johnson stated a previous City Manager gave a Department Head a deal which she does not think Council would have ever approved; someone could call something a contract and binding obligation even when it is not. The Interim City Manager stated the template would be very specific. Councilmember Tam stated Council has discussed the issue in the past; Mayor Johnson and Councilmember Matarrese have raised the potential of an amendment to the City Charter; one suggested hybrid approach was to use the City of Berkeley model where the City Manager offers a job to a Department Head, which is tentative and subject to Council approval, and includes all terms of employment so that there is some Council oversight; said approach is an available option in looking at a Charter amendment. Mayor Johnson stated that she does not think a Charter amendment is required because Council has to approve a contract; a contract is a binding obligation that the citizens of Alameda have to fulfill. The Interim City Manager stated that she thinks in terms of a contract having a start and end date; an offer letter, which is the least specific, offers the most customization and opportunity for individual arrangements and negotiations. Councilmember Matarrese stated that he would like to have the matter placed on an agenda, have the Interim City Manager provide a written analysis of what is being proposed, and have the City Attorney's office analyze what a contract would be for an individual who would become a Department Head, what the City would be obligated to give the individual, and what would obligate the City. Vice Mayor deHaan stated Council is going the right way; elements need to be standardized; Council needs to have an opportunity to review various options. Mayor Johnson stated a City Manager's verbal offers are an abuse that needs to be prevented; having an [Executive Management] MOU may not prevent the abuse from Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 12 September 7, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-09-07.pdf |