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Human Resources recommending the Board authorize the Chair to sign a Memorandum of Agreement between El Dorado County 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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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Human Resources recommends the Board authorize the Chair to sign the Memorandum of Agreement between El Dorado County and Donald Ashton establishing the compensation, benefits, and other terms of employment for his employment as the Chief Administrative Officer.
DISCUSSION/BACKGROUND
On May 24, 2016 the Board of Supervisors of El Dorado County 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. The term of the Original Agreement was three (3) years, ending May 24, 2019.
On May 9, 2017 the Board of Supervisors as required by the Charter conducted a performance evaluation of the CAO and entered into a new contract with the CAO that contained terms that better reflected the market for an experienced CAO and would promote retention of Mr. Ashton.
It has come to the attention of the Board that the current compensation package provided to the CAO is well below what is available in the market for similarly situated administrative heads of county governments. In order to better align the CAO’s compensation package with the existing market trends, the proposed contract is being brought forward for approval. Even with the adjustments contained in the contract, the total compensation being provided to the CAO is well below that offered by at least one neighboring County. However, the contract adjustment is designed...
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