Resolution No. 2010-104RESOLUTION NO. 2010-104
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF
AN AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BY
AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERNON AND RORY BURNETT
WHEREAS, on January 22, 2008, the City Council of the City
of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 9527 approving an Employment
Agreement with Rory Burnett ("Burnett"); and
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend certain terms and
conditions of the Employment Agreement. ,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true
and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
approves Amendment Number One to the Employment Agreement ("Amendment
No. One"), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
authorizes the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem to execute Amendment No. One
for, and on behalf of, the City of Vernon and the City Clerk, or
Deputy City Clerk,,is hereby authorized to attest thereto.
SECTION 4: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
authorizes the City Administrator, or his designee, to take whatever
actions are deemed necessary or desirable for the purpose of
implementing and carrying out the purposes of this Resolution and they
transactions herein approved or authorized.
SECTION 5: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
directs the City Clerk, or the City Clerk's designee, to send a fully
executed Amendment No. One to Burnett.
SECTION 6: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
certify to the passage approval and adoption of this resolution, and
the .City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall cause this resolution and
the City Clerk's certification to be entered in the File of Resolutions
of the Council of this City.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of August, 2010.
Hilario Gonzales
Name:
Title: Mayor
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STATE OF CALLFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Willard G. Yamaguchi, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution
No. 2010-104, was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Vernon at a special meeting of the City Council duly
held on Monday, August 2, 2010, and thereafter was duly signed by the
Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Vernon.
Executed this day of August, 2010, at Vernon, California.
(SEAL)
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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF VERNON AND RORY BURNETT
This Amendment No. 1 ("Amendment") to that certain Employment Agreement, entered
into as of January 22, 2008 ("Agreement"), is made as of , 2010
("Effective Date"), by and between the City of Vernon, a California charter city and municipal
corporation ("City") and Rory Burnett, an individual (`Burnett").
WHEREAS, City and Burnett are parties to the Agreement, entered into as of January 22,
2008, under which Burnett is employed by City to serve as City's Finance Director and to
perform services in other capacities as designated by the City Council ("Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, City and Burnett desire to amend certain provisions of the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and for other good and
valuable consideration, the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:
1. Section 2 ("Employment Term") of the Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read:
"2. Employment Term. Subject to Section 8, Burnett's employment
hereunder shall be for a term of seven (7) years and one day commencing on
February 4, 2008, and terminating at the close of business on February 4, 2015
(the "Term")."
2. Section 4.1 ("Hours and Base Salary") of the Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read:
"4.1 Hours and Base Salary. Burnett shall serve the City on a full-time basis.
Burnett's salary for all services rendered shall be $28,333 per month. Burnett
shall not be entitled to any additional compensation for hours provided in excess
of full-time."
Section 4.2 ("Additional Hours and Salary") of the Agreement is hereby deleted
in its entirety.
4. Section 7 ("Vacations and Holidays") of the Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read:
"Vacations and Holidays. Burnett shall not be entitled to any vacation or holiday
leave. Burnett shall schedule vacations and other personal time away from work
in reasonable accord with Burnett's professional responsibilities to City."
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5. Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, the
parties acknowledge and agree that the Agreement is in full force and effect in accordance with
its terms. In the event of conflict between the terms and conditions of the Agreement and the
terms and conditions of this Amendment, the terms and conditions of this Amendment shall
prevail and control.
6. Entire Agreement. The Agreement, together with this Amendment, embodies the
entire integrated agreement and understanding between City and Burnett with respect to its
subject matter and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous negotiations, representations,
agreements, understandings and statements, written or oral (the "Amended Agreement"). No
waiver, alteration, or modification of any of the provisions of the Amended Agreement shall be
binding unless in writing and signed by City and Burnett.
7. Headings. Headings used in this Amendment are for convenience and ease of
reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of the Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Amendment as of the Effective
Date stated in the introductory clause.
City of Vernon, a California charter City Rory Burnett, an individual
and California municipal corporation
By:
By: Name:
HILARIO GONZALES
Mayor Title:
ATTEST:
WILLARD G. YAMAGUCHI, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
LAURENCE S. WIENER, City Attorney
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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, California 90058
Telephone (323) 583-8811
August 4, 2010
Rory Burnett
Finance Director/City Treasurer
City of Vernon
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon, California 90058
Re: Amendment No. One to Employment Agreement
Dear Mr. Burnett:
Transmitted herewith is a fully executed agreement, as referenced above, approved by City
Council on August 2, 2010, through Resolution No. 2010-104.
Very, ruly yours,
WIL ARD G. M U
City Clerk
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Attachment
c: Martha Valenzuela
Resolution No. 2010-104
Agreement File No. 10-052
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AMENDMENT NO. I TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF VERNON AND RORY BURNETT
This Amendment No. 1 ("Amendment") to that certain Employment Agreement, entered
into as of January 22, 2008 ("Agreement"), is made as of August 2 , 2010
("Effective Date"), by and between the City of Vernon, a California charter city and municipal
corporation ("City") and Rory Burnett, an individual ("Burnett").
WHEREAS, City and Burnett are parties to the Agreement, entered into as of January 22,
2008, under which Burnett is employed by City to serve as City's Finance Director and to
perform services in other capacities as designated by the City Council ("Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, City and Burnett desire to amend certain provisions of the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and for other good and
valuable consideration, the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:
l . Section 2 ("Employment Term") of the Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read:
"2. Employment Term. Subject to Section 8, Burnett's employment
hereunder shall be for a term of seven (7) years and one day commencing on
February 4, 2008, and terminating at the close of business on February 4, 2015
(the "Term")."
2. Section 4.1 ("Hours and Base Salary") of the Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read:
"4.1 Hours and Base Salary. Burnett shall serve the City on a full-time basis.
Burnett's salary for all services rendered shall be $28,333 per month. Burnett
shall not be entitled to any additional compensation for hours provided in excess
of full-time."
Section 4.2 ("Additional Hours and Salary") of the Agreement is hereby deleted
in its entirety.
4. Section 7 ("Vacations and Holidays") of the Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read:
"Vacations and Holidays. Burnett shall not be entitled to any vacation or holiday
leave. Burnett shall schedule vacations and other personal time away from work
in reasonable accord with Burnett's professional responsibilities to City."
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5. Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, the
parties acknowledge and agree that the Agreement is in full force and effect in accordance with
its terms. In the event of conflict between the terms and conditions of the Agreement and the
terms and conditions of this Amendment, the terms and conditions of this Amendment shall
prevail and control.
6. Entire Agreement. The Agreement, together with this Amendment, embodies the
entire integrated agreement and understanding between City and Burnett with respect to its
subject matter and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous negotiations, representations,
agreements, understandings and statements, written or oral (the "Amended Agreement"). No
waiver, alteration, or modification of any of the provisions of the Amended Agreement shall be
binding unless in writing and signed by City and Burnett.
7. Headings. Headings used in this Amendment are for convenience and ease of
reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of the Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Amendment as of the Effective
Date stated in the introductory clause.
City of Vernon, a California charter City
and California municipal corporation
By: Z4�
HIL OARIOARI ONZAES
Mayor
APP VED A TO FORM:
e�
LAURENCE S. WIENE. , ity Attorney
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Rory Burnett, an individual
By: J�1- &,X-r*
Name: Rory Yurnett
Title: Finance Director
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STAFF REPORT
ADMINISTRATION
DATE: July 29, 2010
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Mark Whitworth, Interim City Administrato
RE: Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Rory Burnett's Employment
Agreement
Rory Burnett entered into an employment agreement with the City of Vernon, effective
January 22, 2008, to serve as the City's Finance Director and provide related services.
Under that agreement, Mr. Burnett must provide 120 hours of service per month to the
City and receives a base salary of $28,333.00 monthly, for that service. He is paid at the
rate of $375.00 per hour for all hours he works in a month in excess of 120 hours. The
term of the agreement is seven years from the effective date.
Attached for your consideration is Amendment No. 1 to Mr. Burnett's employment
agreement. The amendment provides that Mr. Burnett's base salary shall be in
exchange for his full time work and eliminates the payment of $375.00 per hour. The
Amendment also modifies the term of the agreement. While the agreement was
effective as of Januaryl 22, 2008,, Mr. Burnett did not begin work for the City until
February 4, 2008. To coincide with the actual start date of his employment, the
termination date has been moved from January 21, 2015 to February 4, 2015.
Recommendation:
I am recommending that the City Council adopt a resolution approving Amendment No.
1 to Rory Burnett's employment agreement.
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNONAPPROVINGAND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF
AN AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BY
AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF VERNON AND RORY BURNETT
WHEREAS, on January 22, 2008, the City Council of the City
of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 9527 approving an Employment
Agreement with Rory Burnett ("Burnett"); and
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend certain terms and
conditions of the Employment Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true
and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
approves Amendment Number One to the Employment Agreement ("Amendment
No. One"), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
authorizes the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem to execute Amendment No. One
for, and on behalf of, the City of Vernon and the City Clerk, or
Deputy City Clerk, is hereby authorized to attest thereto.
SECTION 4: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
authorizes the City Administrator, or his designee, to take whatever
actions are deemed necessary or desirable for the purpose of
implementing and carrying out the purposes of this Resolution and the
transactions herein approved or authorized.
SECTION 5: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
directs the City Clerk, or the City Clerk's designee, to send a fully
executed Amendment No. One to Burnett
SECTION 6: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
certify to the passage, approval and adoption of this resolution, and
the City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall cause this resolution and
the City Clerk's certification to be entered in the File of Resolutions
of the Council.of this City.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of August, 2010.
Name:
Title: Mayor / Mayor Pro-Tem
ATTEST:
Willard G. Yamaguchi, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
ss
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Willard G. Yamaguchi, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution
No. was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Vernon at a special meeting of the City Council duly
held on Monday, August 2, 2010, and thereafter was duly signed by the
Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Vernon.
Executed this day of August, 2010, at Vernon, California.'
Willard G. Yamaguchi, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
- THE CITY OF VERNON AND RORY BURNETT
This Amendment No. 1 ("Amendment") to that certain Employment Agreement, entered
into as of January 22, 2008 ("Agreement"), is made as of _ , 2010
("Effective Date"), by and between the City of Vernon, a California charter city and municipal
corporation ("City") and Rory Burnett, an individual ("Burnett").
WHEREAS, City and Burnett are parties to the Agreement, entered into as of January 22,
2008, under which Burnett is employed by City to serve as City's Finance Director and to
perform services in other capacities as designated by the City Council ("Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, City and Burnett desire to amend certain provisions of the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and for other good and
valuable consideration, the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:
1. Section 2 ("Employment Term") of the Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read:
"2. Employment Term. Subject to Section 8, Burnett's employment
hereunder shall be for a term of seven (7) years and one day commencing on
February 4, 2008, and terminating at the close of business on February 4, 2015
(the "Term")."
2. Section 4.1 ("Hours and Base Salary") of the Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read:
"4.1 Hours and Base Salary. Burnett shall serve the City on a full-time basis.
Burnett's salary for all services rendered shall be $28,333 per month. Burnett
shall not be entitled to any additional compensation for hours provided in excess
of full-time."
3. Section 4.2 ("Additional Hours and Salary") of the Agreement is hereby deleted
in its entirety.
4. Section 7 ("Vacations and Holidays") of the Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read:
"Vacations and Holidays. Burnett shall not be entitled to any vacation or holiday
leave. Burnett shall schedule vacations and other personal time away from work
in reasonable accord with Burnett's professional responsibilities to City."
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5. Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, the
parties acknowledge and agree that the Agreement is in full force and effect in accordance with
its terms. In the event of conflict between the terms and conditions of the Agreement and the
terms and conditions of this Amendment, the terms and conditions of this Amendment shall
prevail and control.
6. Entire Agreement. The Agreement, together with this Amendment, embodies the
entire integrated agreement and understanding between City and Burnett with respect to its
subject matter and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous negotiations, representations,
agreements, understandings and statements, written or oral (the "Amended Agreement"). No
waiver, alteration, or modification of any of the provisions of the Amended Agreement shall be
binding unless in writing and signed by City and Burnett.
7. Headings. Headings used in this Amendment are for convenience and ease of
reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of the Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Amendment as of the Effective
Date stated in the introductory clause.
City of Vernon, a California charter City
and California municipal corporation
By:
HILARIO GONZALES
Mayor
ATTEST:
WILLARD G. YAMAGUCHI, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
LAURENCE S. WIENER, City Attorney
Rory Burnett, an individual
By:
Name:
Title:
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