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JULY 31, 2015
SAN Del Mar Council OKs 4% MARCOS -NEWS bonus for city manager
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By Bianca Kaplanek
Setting Sail for Good Cause
A member of the race committee watches the annual Elizabeth Hospice Charity Regatta last year in Oceanside. The event, which also serves as a fundraiser, sets sail Aug. 8 and Aug. 9. See the full story on page A9. Photo by Judy Brammer
Special Olympics athletes get star treatment in Encinitas By Aaron Burgin
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ENCINITAS — The 63 athletes and 30 coaches pulled up last Thursday morning in a yellow school bus to a hero’s welcome at Encinitas Community Park, where a county supervisor, a city councilman and dozens of other people were waiting to show them a good time. The group of athletes who hailed from Swaziland, Ghana and Thailand were headed to Los Angeles for the Special Olympics Xolani Ngcamphalala, the head of the Swaziland delegation, says since World Games. But, before their visit, “We really have enjoyed the wonderful people of the United business, they had an op- States.” Photo by Aaron Burgin
portunity for some rest and relaxation in Encinitas, Del Mar and Solana Beach, one of several designated “host communities” throughout San Diego County. At the community park, the delegates were treated to performances by a local dance troupe, exhibitions by professional skateboarders and local soccer and rugby groups, and a lunch provided by Cardiff’s Seaside Market. Later, they would head to Petco Park for a Padres TURN TO ATHLETES ON A14
DEL MAR — Council members at the July 20 meeting approved a $7,760 bonus for City Manager Scott Huth for his work during the 2014 calendar year. The one-time pay bump represents 4 percent of his $193,988 annual salary. A few years ago, based on a recommendation from the finance committee, council members approved a policy that compensates the city manager without raising his yearly pay, which would increase future pension obligations. According to the staff report, Del Mar was paying its city manager 9 percent less than the county median. The bonus puts Huth’s annual salary about 5 percent below the median. Huth took over the city’s top post with a threeyear contract on Jan. 1, 2012, after serving as the public services director for Coronado since 1995. In June 2014 council members extended the agreement for an additional three years. When Huth was hired his base pay was $180,000 annually. He has received salary increases and similar bonuses since then. Right now he is the most tenured city manager in coastal North County. In Carlsbad, Oceanside and Encinitas the position is currently filled by an interim, although Encinitas recently hired Karen Brust, who held the same post in Del Mar from 2007 to 2011. In Solana Beach, Greg Wade has been serving as city manager since June
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While Del Mar is the smallest city in San Diego County, four of the 17 cities pay their city manager less than the seaside village. “I, for one, think that he did a good job in 2014,” Mayor Al Corti said. “He works hard. He’s considerate for the public and council, which is not an easy job in any city, never mind ours.” Councilman Terry Sinnott said the recommended bonus “is a result of a thorough process of a performance review by the council.” “This recommendation is very much in support of a policy where we want to be able to reward good performance on an annual basis based on results and based on goals met,” Sinnott added. Councilwoman Sherryl Parks said Huth has “provided solid support in a very busy time in the city.” His accomplishments
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