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Item No. Type of Business: WK WK: Work Session;PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB:Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mayor and City Council From: Cari Schmidt Item Title/Subject: Resolution 5313 - Chief Tim Ramach'r's Severance Package Date of Report: February 11, 1999 After 28 years of service to the City of Mounds View, Chief Tim Ramacher has announced his retirement. The attached resolution outlines the severance package he is entitled to,which consists of the following: Vacation - The employee will be compensated for 100% of accrued vacation and compensatory time upon separation provided the employee has a minimum of six months continuous employment as a regular employee with the City of Mounds View. (Section 4.35 - Separation Compensation) 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. Maximum accumulation of sick leave is 120 days. Additional banked sick leave hours will not be computed in severance pay. Under their negotiated union contracts, Patrol officers and Sergeants have an additional option of using 65% of their accumulated sick leave towards fiieir insurance premium for as long as the funds are available until the retiree's 65th birthday. (Section 23 of the 1998 L.E.L.S. contract)' Although, Chief Ramacher is not a member of the Union, he would like to utilize this provision in his severance package. Staff Recommendation: Resolution 5313 will be on the February 22 City Council meeting for your approval. 1 Article 23-Severance Pay 23.1 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 the death of the employee,the beneficiary of the employee shall be paid the benefit. 23.2 Employees who have completed ten years of service and retire may elect,in lieu of severance pay as provided in Section 23.1,to have the employer use sixty five percent(65%)of the employee's accumulated and banked sick leave for the retiree's group insurance premium for as long as the funds are available up to the retiree's 65th birthday.