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Item No: 07B Meeting Date: July 25, 2011 Type of Business: CB Administrator Review : ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7815, Authorizing Severance Payment to Nate Behlen, Public Works Maintenance Sanitary Sewer Worker Background Nate Behlen submitted his resignation, and his last day with the City was Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Attached is Resolution 7815, which authorizes severance to Mr. Behlen in accordance with the 2010-2011 Public Works Collective Bargaining Agreement. Discussion Resolution 7815 provides for a payout of Mr. Behlen’s vacation. In accordance with Article 26 of the 2010-2011 Public Works Collective Bargaining Agreement: ARTICLE 26. SEVERANCE Upon separation from employment with CITY, an EMPLOYEE shall be provided severance compensation of accrued and unused vacation hours and accrued compensatory time. Unused Floating Holidays shall not be considered in the computation of severance compensation. Upon death of an EMPLOYEE, the beneficiary of the EMPLOYEE shall be paid any due severance. Severance benefits will be paid at the employee’s regular rate of pay on the last date as an employee. Mr. Behlen is authorized a vacation time payout totaling $714.88. This is calculated as 29.70 times his hourly rate of $24.07. Mr. Behlen did not have any unused or accrued compensatory time. Resolution 7815 also provides a payout of Mr. Behlen’s sick time. In accordance with Article 27.1 of the 2010-2011 Public Works Collective Bargaining Agreement: 27.1 Upon separation from employment with the CITY, EMPLOYEES who have completed two years of service and leave in good standing shall contribute fifty percent (50%) of unused sick leave to the Plan, up to a maximum lifetime contribution of 960 hours. EMPLOYEES with more than ten years of continuous service shall have an increased maximum contribution such that for every year of completed service beyond ten, the maximum contribution shall be increased by 20 hours. For example, a fifteen-year employee’s maximum lifetime contribution to the plan would be 1060 hours and a twenty year employee’s maximum lifetime contribution would be 1160 hours, converted at a two-to-one rate.