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• <br />• <br />• <br />AGENDA ITEM 3A <br />STAFF MEMBER Daniel Tesch, Director of Administration <br />DATE 26 July 2004 <br />SUBJECT Severance Policy <br />VOTE REQUIRED 3/5 <br />BACKGROUND <br />Over the past several years, the city and its unions have negotiated an upgrade to our <br />employee severance policy. The most recent group to receive the upgrade was our public works <br />employees in the 2004 -2005 contract. Our goal is have all of our benefits as equal as possible. <br />For that reason, it is our recommendation that the personnel policy (applies to non -union <br />employees) be brought into line with the rest of our work force. <br />The current schedule is as follows: <br />Years of Service Accrued Unused Sick Leave <br />After 10 years 25% <br />After 15 years 33.3% <br />After 20 years 50% <br />Proposed <br />Years of Service <br />After 10 years <br />Accrued Unused Sick Leave <br />50% <br />This past month, Mr. Barry Bernstein, Recreation Supervisor with the city for the past 13 <br />years resigned his position to join the city of Hastings. Ban-y was a valued employee and should <br />not be penalized because policy has not been updated. Therefore it is staff's recommendation <br />that this policy update be retroactive to 1 July 2004. <br />OPTIONS <br />1. Update the severance provision of our personnel policy retroactive to 1 July 2004 <br />2. No update the severance provision of our personnel policy. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Number 1. <br />