INGLEWOOD, Calif. (2UrbanGirls) – The Inglewood city council is expected to approve a new four-year contract agreement with City Manager Artie Fields.
Fields became the city manager five months after the election of Inglewood Mayor James Butts Jr. after a nationwide search was conducted by the Hawkins Group.
Despite the city’s revitalization, Fields remains a very quiet figure during the weekly city council meetings. He rarely, if at all, has any comments to give the public during his allotted speaking time.
The new agreement calls for Fields to receive a nearly $50,000 annual raise when his salary increases from $318,049 to $365,759.
His current contract was set to expire on August 31, 2023, however, if the council approves the new agreement, his contract will be extended until Dec. 31, 2024.
The termination clause of the employment agreement has also been amended.
If the council wishes to terminate Fields the action will need four votes. If Fields decides to resign prior to Dec. 31, 2024, he will receive a lump sum equivalent to six month’s salary if he leaves with more than 12 months remaining on the contract, and a lump sum equivalent to three month’s salary if he leaves with less than 12 months remaining on the contract.
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We all know that this is an outrageously generous increase on top of analready extreme salary, but let’s do a simple comparison.
Notice the Transparent California list ing indicates that those with similar salary bases performing the job of city manager are in Sacramento ( yes that city also the Capitol of California with 10 times the land and 4 times the population) and Beverly Hills (yeah The place with Rodeo Road, Mutiple movie moguls and more jewel ray stores and Banks than most cities in the United States).
So how many think it makes sense we pay similar salaries ?
Check out the other comparables yourself and maybe you will have a good idea why with all the big bucks (haha) from the stadium rollin in Inglewood is on a payment plan for election services.
Why would the City need to give Fields a buyout clause for an additional four months of service?