Legislation Details

File #: 2026-01806    Version: 1
Type: Discussion Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/24/2026 In control: City Council - 2PM
On agenda: 10/13/2026 Final action:
Title: Salary Increase for the City Clerk
Attachments: 1. 2026-01806 STAFF REPORT
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Title
Salary Increase for the City Clerk
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FileID
File ID: 2026-01806
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion setting a new salary for the City Clerk, Mindy Cuppy.
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Contact
Contact: Tina Gallegos Thompson, Human Resources Director, (916) 808-5541, tgallegosthompson@cityofsacramento.org.
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Presenter
Presenter: Jennifer Wilkinson, Administrative Officer, (916) 808-5295, jwilkinson@cityofsacramento.org, Department of Human Resources.
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: On August 25, 2026, the City Council performed a performance evaluation of the City Clerk, Mindy Cuppy. On that same date, also in closed session, the City Council agreed to have the Mayor enter negotiations on a salary increase for the City Clerk. The Mayor and Ms. Cuppy were able to agree on a new salary. As a result of those negotiations, the Mayor and staff are recommending a salary increase of ten percent (10%) for Ms. Cuppy, resulting in a new salary of $260,341.52 per year.

Government Code section 54953 requires that prior to taking final action, the legislative body must orally report a summary of the recommendation for final action on salaries, salary schedules, or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits of a local agency executive during the open meeting in which the final action is to be taken. Local agency executives are defined in Government Code section 3511.1 (d), and the City Clerk meets the local agency executive definition.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: The City Council alone is vested with the authority to change the salary of the City Clerk.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: None.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): This action is not a project that is subject to CEQA because it is an organizational or administ...

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