BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Revise Board Governance Policy Governance Process GP-3.4 - Board Appointed Officers (BAO) Performance Evaluation and Compensation Review Process.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Review and approve revisions to Board Governance Policy Governance Process GP-3.4 - Board Appointed Officers (BAO) Performance Evaluation and Compensation Review Process.
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SUMMARY:
To ensure consistency in the Board Appointed Officer (BAO) performance evaluation and compensation review process, the Board developed a process which was utilized during the 2019 and 2020 review processes. The review process incorporates yearly "pay for performance" versus longevity pay, eliminates salary compaction, and includes adjusting BAO pay scales when the Classified Employees and Unrepresented Employees pay scales are adjusted, generally in June of each year.
To document the evaluation and compensation process used by the Board, it is recommended that Board Governance Policy Governance Process GP-3.4 be revised.
Current Governance Policy Language
The current GP-3.4 language states:
3.4 The Board will approve BAO compensation and benefit decisions at a public meeting and will enact such decisions by Board resolution.
3.4.1. BAO compensation will be determined following an annual performance evaluation considering job accomplishments, monitoring reports, other information, including the financial health of the District, and other methods deemed appropriate by the Board, in accordance with the Board Appointed Officer Performance Evaluation procedure.
3.4.2. In determining BAO compensation and benefits, the Board may consider data from Board authorized studies of other similarly situated employees in relevant industry comparator agencies.
Proposed Revised Governance Policy Language
Below is the proposed new BAO evaluation and compensation Board Governance Policy language:
3.4 In June of each year the Board will approve BAO compensation an...
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