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Mounds View City Council June 12, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 19 1 It was noted that three affirmative votes are required for approval of this item. 2 3 N. Resolution 6849 Resolution Authorizing Severance Package for William 4 Hanggi, Mounds View Public Works Lead Utility Worker. 5 6 Assistant to the City Administrator Crane stated that William Hanggi has retired from the 7 Mounds View Public Works Department effective May 31, 2006 and Resolution 6849 authorizes 8 severance payment to William Hanggi. She stated these payments are in accordance with the 9 Mounds View Personnel manual and the current Public Works Bargaining Agreement. 10 11 Assistant to the City Administrator Crane stated that Resolution 6849 provides a cash payout for 12 Mr. Hanggi’s compensatory time hours of $1,212 (50 hours comp time x $24.24 hourly wage). 13 She explained that this is in accordance with the current Public Works Collective Bargaining 14 Agreement. 15 16 Assistant to the City Administrator Crane stated that Resolution 6849 provides a payout of Mr. 17 Hanggi’s vacation hours. She stated that in accordance with the current Public Works Collective 18 Bargaining Agreement, Mr. Hanggi is eligible to contribute accrued vacation time towards the 19 Retirement Health Savings Plan. She explained this is calculated as 302.19 hours times his 20 hourly salary of $24.24, which equates to $7,325.09 contribution to the Retirement Health 21 Savings Plan. 22 23 Assistant to the City Administrator Crane stated Resolution 6849 also provides for a payout of 24 Mr. Hanggi’s sick time. She stated that in accordance with the Public Works Collective 25 Bargaining Agreement, he is eligible to contribute 65% of his accumulate and banked sick leave 26 for contribution to the employee Retirement Health Savings Plan. She stated this is calculated as 27 973.16 accrued/banked sick hours times 65% times his hourly rate of $24.24. She explained this 28 comes to $15,333.01 to be contributed to the Retirement Health Savings Plan. 29 30 Assistant to the City Administrator Crane stated that Staff recommends severance payment and 31 contribution to the Retirement Health Savings Plan for William Hanggi in accordance with the 32 City’s Personnel Manual and current Public Works Collective Bargaining Agreement. She 33 explained that this Severance Package may be adjusted at a later date pending the ratification of 34 the 2006 – 2007 Public Works Contract. She stated that if the Severance Package is adjusted, 35 then it will be presented at a City Council meeting with approval by Resolution. 36 37 Councilmember Flaherty stated that every time this issue comes up, he asks if anybody ever takes 38 sick hours and wondered if it was more like a savings account. He stated people retire and have 39 large amounts of hours accrued in sick time and he can’t believe that nobody gets sick. 40 41 Administrator Ulrich stated that Mr. Hanggi was a 33-year employee, that the contracts were 42 negotiated to only allow 50% of a maximum of 960 hours. Mr. Hanggi is the last of the Public 43 works employees to be grandfathered in at the higher 65% rate. 44 45