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Little Canada City Administrator Employment Agreement 1 <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT <br /> <br />This CITY ADMINISTRATOR EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) made this <br />28th day of May, 2025 by and between the City of Little Canada, a Minnesota municipal corporation, <br />(hereinafter called “Employer"), and Bryce Shearen (hereinafter called "Employee"). <br /> <br />The parties agree as follows: <br /> <br />1. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT. Employee's employment shall be for an indefinite period <br />of time commencing on June 30, 2025. <br /> <br />2. POSITION. Employer agrees to employ Employee as its City Administrator. Employee <br />agrees to serve as City Administrator in accordance with Minnesota state statutes and Little Canada City <br />ordinances and to perform such other legally permissible and proper duties and functions as the City <br />Council shall from time to time assign. <br /> <br />3. PENSION PLAN. Employer agrees to enroll the Employee into the Minnesota Public <br />Employee Retirement System (PERA) and to make the appropriate contributions on the Employee’s <br />behalf, as provided the City Personnel Manual. <br /> <br />4. SALARY. Employer shall pay Employee at step 5 of 7 of the Administrator’s salary plan; <br />currently at $169,332.80; paid annually. Employer and Employee agrees that a performance review will <br />be conducted on or about December 15, 2025. On January 1, 2026, the Employer will provide the <br />employee with a cost of living (COLA) increase approved by the City Council in the percentage equal <br />to that of other staff to the Employer, provided a satisfactory performance evaluation is received as <br />described in Article 4 of this agreement. The Employer agrees to a Step (level 6: currently at <br />$174,844.80) increase on January 1, 2026, as well, provided a satisfactory performance evaluation is <br />received on or about December 15, 2025. Subsequent reviews and pay increases shall be considered at <br />the same time each year, with salary increases consistent with the step program and COLA. <br /> <br />5. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: Employer shall, on or about December 15, 2025, <br />have a performance check-in with the Employee. Employee agrees that a performance review will be <br />conducted on Employee again during the Month of December 2026, and annually during the month of <br />December thereafter. The process at a minimum shall include the opportunity for the Employer to: (1) <br />prepare a written evaluation and (2) for Employer and Employee to meet and discuss the evaluation. <br /> <br />6. PAID TIME OFF (PTO). Employee shall be credited with 18 (eighteen) years <br />completed service and continue to accrue PTO days in accordance with the Employer’s PTO Accrual <br />Schedule. (ex. - Employee shall be credited with nineteen (19) years completed service on the one-year <br />anniversary, etc.). The Employer shall also provide paid time off that is consistent with the time allocated <br />to other non-union staff. Employee shall receive 80 hours of banked PTO at time of employment. This <br />amount is in addition to that which he will be earning. <br /> <br />7. HOLIDAYS. Employer shall provide Employee the same holidays as enjoyed by other <br />employees. <br /> <br />8. MISC. BENEFITS. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Employee shall <br />be entitled to the equivalent benefits that are enjoyed by other appointed officials, appointed employees, <br />department heads or general employees of the Employer as provided in the City ordinances and the City <br />of Little Canada Employee Handbook.