...Title
Pay for Performance. - RENUMBERED
...Recommendations
As recommended by the Rules and Open Government Committee on May 14, 2025:
(a) Approve an ordinance amending Title 12 of the San José Municipal Code to add Chapter 12.23 to establish an annual “Pay for Performance” evaluation process for the Mayor and City Councilmembers based on objective performance metrics, where the Council’s collective performance will be evaluated annually, beginning in Fiscal Year 2026-2027, and if the Council attains less than 100 percent of the adopted metrics in full or in part, a proportional salary reduction of up to five percent will be applied for the remainder of that fiscal year.
(b) Agendize one annual City Council Pay for Performance public hearing, starting in fall 2026 and continuing every Fall thereafter, to assess performance on the Council-adopted objective metrics and determine if a proportional salary reduction of up to five percent will be applied for the remainder of that fiscal year.
(c) Given the new approach outlined in the recommendation above, direct the City Attorney and the City Manager to disregard the previous Pay for Performance Direction provided in the FY 2025-2026 March Budget Message related to amending the City Charter.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-008, General Procedure and Policy Making resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Mayor and Foley)
[Rules Committee referral 5/14/2025 - Item C.1]
[RENUMBERED FROM ITEM 3.6 (25-620)]