TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Quinn Barrow, City Attorney
Lisa Jenkins, Human Resources Director
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving Amendment No. 1 to an Employment Agreement (City Attorney Quinn Barrow and Human Resources Director Jenkins).
(Estimated Time: 15 min.)
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0035
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 26-0035 approving Amendment No. 1 to the employment agreement between the City of Manhattan Beach ("City") and Talyn Mirzakhanian.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The employment agreement amendment is estimated to result in a net cost increase of $26,638 for the first year of the amendment and $14,466 for the second year of the amendment.
BACKGROUND:
Talyn Mirzakhanian was appointed to City Manager effective November 6, 2024, after serving in that capacity on an acting basis for three months prior. The terms and conditions of her employment are outlined in an employment agreement with the City, which was originally approved by the City Council on November 5, 2024. As a result of conducting a series of closed sessions to evaluate the City Manager's performance, the City Council gave direction to the City Attorney on April 21, 2026, to place on the City Council agenda an amendment to the employment agreement between the City and Ms. Mirzakhanian.
DISCUSSION:
At the time the City Manager was initially appointed in November 2024, the Council approved an employment agreement, outlining key terms and conditions of employment, that included the following key salary and benefit provisions:
* Annual salary of $285,000
* Annual city contribution to deferred compensation (401a) of 6% of base salary
* All other benefits and terms of employment governed by the then-current Compensation Plan for Full-Time Unrepresented Employees.
The Proposed Amendment Terms
Two Year Term
Currently, the City Man...
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