The Morgan Hill City Council added a 5-percent pay increase to City Manager Steve Rymer’s salary, and awarded him additional benefits in a contract extension last week.
The new contract with Rymer, who has served in his current position at City Hall since 2013, will bring his total salary to about $228,000—an increase of about $10,800 over last year, according to a report from Mayor Steve Tate.
The contract was approved 4-0 at the March 2 council meeting, with Tate absent.
The pay raise is based on a “glowing” evaluation of Rymer’s performance by the five-member council, Mayor Pro Temp Rich Constantine said. The council conducts an annual performance evaluation of its city manager.
“Steve Rymer has exceeded our expectations every year,” Constantine said.
The extended contract, which will expire June 30, 2018, will also give Rymer 20 additional hours of administrative leave each year. His maximum allowed annual leave accrual is increased to 40 hours in the new contract.
The council has awarded Rymer raises, also based on positive reviews of his performance, in 2014 and 2015. His salary in 2013, when he was first appointed city manager, was $199,500.
Rymer’s contract also includes a $500 monthly vehicle allowance, a $900,000 housing loan offered to the city manager in 2014 and a $110,000 home improvement loan offered in 2015.
