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PERSONNEL / ADMINISTRATION - Personnel Director Coral Ferrin
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Requested Action(s)
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a) AGREEMENT- Request approval and authorization for the Chair to sign the Employment Agreement with Gabriel Hydrick, Chief Administrator, effective 2/28/25 through 2/27/28
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Financial Impact:
The total salary, benefits, and roll-up costs for the first year of the new contract is approximately $294,858.
Background Information:
Mr. Hydrick was hired as the Chief Administrator in 2022. Mr. Hydrick’s employment agreement is set to expire August 27, 2025. The proposed agreement is a three-year term with an expiration date of February 27, 2028.
The proposed employment agreement places Mr. Hydrick at Step E of the approved salary range for the Chief Administrator classification. The benefits contained in the employment agreement reflect the standard benefits provided in department head contracts which include a cell phone allowance of $60 per month, 240 hours of Personal Time Off (PTO) per year, 40 hours of Management Time Off per fiscal year, one (1) personal holiday per fiscal year, Parental Leave, Bereavement Leave and participation in the County sponsored Deferred Compensation plan with a $100 matching contribution by the County. In addition, Holidays were updated to add Caesar Chavez and Juneteenth and remove Lincoln’s Birthday. Further, language was added indicating that Hydrick shall not be terminated or removed during the first one hundred eighty (180) days following any change in the membership of the Board of Supervisors or without the unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors.
In addition, the proposed agreement clarifies Mr. Hydrick is considered a local miscellaneous member of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), and a "New” employee as defined in the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 and stipulates Mr. Hydrick shall participate in the CalPERS 2% at 62 defined benefit program. Mr. Hydrick will be required to pay the employee member contribution equal to eight percent (8%) of his compensation up to the maximum limit established by CalPERS. The County will not pay any portion of this contribution on behalf of Mr. Hydrick.
Without Board of Supervisor approval, Mr. Hydrick's employment agreement will expire on August 27, 2025.
This is a contract, overtime exempt position.