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Item No. 9 r Type of Business: CB WK: Work Session; PH:Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mayor and City Council From: Chuck Whiting, Cari Schmidt, and Bruce Kessel Item Title/Subject: Resolution 5313 - Chief Tim Ramacher's Severance Package Date of Report: March 18, 1999 After 28 years of service to the City of Mounds View, Chief Tim Ramacher has announced his retirement. In determining his options for a severance package, it has come to our attention that there is no policy that clearly applies to the Chief of Police. He is not covered under the Union contract, and there is a provision in the Code that removes Police personnel from the personnel provisions listed there. (General Personnel Provisions - 301.02 Subd. 3 "Members of the Police Department Exempt: This Title shall not be applicable to policemen or officers of the Municipal Police Department.") The Chief was hired in 1971, and promoted to Chief of Police in 1983. The provisions of the Code relating to sick leave, severance and police being exempt were the same in 1983 as they are today. The Council also inquired as to the Civil Service Commission Rules on this matter. The rules do not speak to this issue. However, the City received a letter from the Chair of the Civil Service Commission, which is included in this packet. There are a number of options that the Council could take in this situation. OPTION A: The Council could elect to apply the personnel provisions in the code that apply to all non-union employees to the Chief. This would provide him with: Sick Leave - Severance pay shall be granted in the amount of fifty percent(50%) of unused sick leave to employees who have completed ten years of service. Upon death of the Employee the beneficiary of the employee shall be paid the benefit. (Chapter 305 Sick Leave 305.01 Subd. 6) OPTION B: The Council could apply combine the Union provision and non-union provision and give the Chief 65% of the 960 hours. There is no precedent for this decision, but it would be a combination of the two options. The breakdown of monthly payments and interest are shown on the attached spreadsheets.