REPORT TO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Reappoint John Sontag to the Salary Setting Commission for a Four (4) Year Term Ending December 31, 2027
Report
BACKGROUND
Charter Section 702 requires the Civil Service Commission to appoint five (5) members to the Salary Setting Commission. Mr. Sontag was appointed to the Salary Setting Commission effective January 1, 2019, for a four (4) year term and his term expired on December 31, 2023. Mr. Sontag was unavailable when staff reached out to him to confirm his continued interest in serving on the Salary Setting Commission in order for this item to have been brought forward for consideration in December. Mr. Sontag has since expressed his continued interest in serving another term on the Salary Setting Commission.
DISCUSSION
The Civil Service Commission appointed five (5) commissioners to the Salary Setting Commission effective January 1, 2019; three commissioners for a four-year term, and two commissioners for a two-year term. At that time, Mr. Sontag was appointed to a four-year term which expired on December 31, 2023.
There is currently one additional vacancy on the Salary Setting Commission. A recruitment and application period will be held in 2024 to fill that vacancy.
Since Mr. Sontag served one four-year term, he is eligible to serve a second four-year term if re-appointed by the Civil Service Commission. A majority vote by the Civil Service Commission is required to reappoint Mr. Sontag to the Salary Setting Commission.
If reappointed, Mr. Sontag will need to schedule an appointment with the City Clerk’s Office for administering of the Oath of Office, and other onboarding activities. The Salary Setting Commission will convene again in or around January 2025.
COORDINATION
This report has been coordinated with the City Attorney’s Office and the City Clerk’s Office.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Civil Service Commission agenda on the City’s official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall Council Chambers. A complete agenda packet is available on the City’s website and in the City Clerk’s Office at least 72 hours prior to a Regular Meeting and 24 hours prior to a Special Meeting. A hard copy of any agenda report may be requested by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at (408) 615-2220, email clerk@santaclaraca.gov <mailto:clerk@santaclaraca.gov> or at the public information desk at any City of Santa Clara public library.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Reappoint John Sontag to the Salary Setting Commission for a Four (4) Year Term Ending December 31, 2027
Staff
Reviewed by: Aracely Azevedo, Director of Human Resources
Approved by: Nadine Nader, Chief Operating Officer