Speaker 0: I think you were doing. Before we do the next item, I just wanted to note that item 26 has been pulled from the agenda. That's item 26. Next up, we are going to take item 14.
Speaker 1: Communication from City Attorney Recommendation to approve a Third Amendment to employment agreement with Thomas Modica to increase the city manager's current annual compensation by 5% and adopt a resolution amending the salary resolution.
Speaker 2: Citywide.
Speaker 0: For city attorney.
Speaker 6: Mayor, thank you. And as pursuant to government code, the California government code, this would amend the contract with the.
Speaker 7: City manager and.
Speaker 6: Provide a.
Speaker 7: Increase in his salary on July 1st of 2021 pursuant to the terms of the employment agreement. The city manager received a 1.45.
Speaker 6: Consumer.
Speaker 7: Price index increase and the city is now proposing a 5% merit increase.
Speaker 6: For an annual salary of.
Speaker 7: $309,612.
Speaker 6: And an hourly rate of.
Speaker 7: $148.34.
Speaker 6: Per hour.
Speaker 7: That concludes my report. Any questions? I'm happy to answer.
Speaker 0: Thank you. There's a motion and a second. There is no public comment on this item. Members, please go ahead and cast your votes.
Recommendation to approve a Third Amendment to Employment Agreement with Thomas B. Modica, City Manager, Contract No. 35514, to increase the City Manager’s current annual compensation by five percent (5%) for an annual compensation amount of $309,612.93 at the hourly rate of $148.343 per hour effective July 31, 2021; and 

Adopt resolution amending Section 2 of Resolution No. RES-20-0108, known as the Salary Resolution of the City of Long Beach, to implement the Third Amendment to terms of the employment agreement with Thomas B. Modica, City Manager.  (Citywide)