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Human Resources Department recommending the Board authorize the Chair to sign a Memorandum of Agreement between the County of El Dorado and Donald Ashton establishing the compensation, benefits, and other terms of employment for his employment as the Chief Administrative Officer. (Est. Time: 5 Min.)
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION/BACKGROUND
On May 24, 2016, the County of El Dorado (County) Board of Supervisors appointed Donald Ashton as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the County effective May 25, 2016. As part of this action, the County and CAO subsequently entered into an employment agreement pursuant to El Dorado County Ordinance Code section 2.13.025 (the “Original Agreement”), which set forth the compensation, benefits, and other terms of employment for CAO.
Following a positive performance evaluation on May 9, 2017, the County entered into a new Memorandum of Agreement with Mr. Ashton. That Memorandum of Agreement was effective May 23, 2017, and superseded the Original Agreement.
The County and Mr. Ashton entered into a subsequent Memorandum of Agreement, effective November 7, 2017 to better align Mr. Ashton’s compensation package with market trends for similarly situated administrative heads of county governments. That Memorandum of Agreement expires by its own terms on November 7, 2021, at which point Mr. Ashton will become an at-will employee without the severance compensation provided by that Memorandum of Agreement.
In furtherance of the County Charter’s directive to “retain the best qualified officers and employees,” the County and Mr. Ashton wish to modify some of the November 7, 2017 agreement and therefore by creating a new agreement that aligns with the best interest of the County.
The primary changes between this contract and the existing contract are as follows:
(1) Minor technical changes and clean up (e.g., updating recitals and removing provisions requiring action that has already occurred).
(2) Changes t...
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