CA AB827

Prohibits employment contracts for local excluded employees (those reporting directly to a legislative body and not covered by collective bargaining acts) from including automatic renewal clauses, automatic compensation increases exceeding cost-of-living adjustments, or compensation increases linked to other contracts, effective January 1, 2011.

Requires local agencies to complete a performance review of excluded employees before implementing any compensation increase that exceeds a cost-of-living adjustment.

Requires all records, procedures, and actions related to excluded employee compensation to comply with the Public Records Act and the Ralph M. Brown Act.

Applies to all counties, cities, charter counties, charter cities, and charter cities and counties, declaring that excluded employee compensation procedures are a matter of statewide concern.

Provides for state reimbursement to local agencies for any costs the Commission on State Mandates determines are mandated by this act.