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• Employee worked for the City for two years prior to the termination of employment; and; • The employee died while an employee of the City. Employees who have completed ten years of service and retire may elect, in lieu of severance pay, to have the employer use sixty-five percent (65%) of the employee’s accrued and unused sick leave for the retiree ’s group health, dental and life insurance premiums for as long as the funds are available up to the retiree’s 65th birthday. Severance benefits will be paid at the employee’s regular rate of pay on the last date as an employee. According to the Mounds View Personnel Manual Section 4.15 in regard to Layoff it states: Order of Layoff It is recognized that reductions in force may not impact all departments or divisions to the same extent. Therefore, it may be necessary to transfer employees from one department or division to another. When all other factors are equal, longevity shall be the determining criterion for layoffs of employees in their respective classifications. Reductions in grade, i.e., demotions may be made in conjunction with layoffs. Past performance and longevity shall be considered in the event of a reduction in grade instead of a layoff. An employee being demoted must be qualified for the position in which the employee will be employed. No regular employee shall be laid off or reduced in grade while another provisional appointment or probationary appointment or an appointment to a temporary position exists in the same classification. Notice of Layoff The City Administrator shall give written Notice of a Layoff to a regular or probationary employee at least 14 calendar days before the effective date of the Layoff. A copy of the notice shall be provided to the Human Resource Representative. This policy only applies to regular part-time and full-time employees. Written Notice of Layoff may be given to provisional or temporary employees at any time prior to the effective date of Layoff. None of the Golf Course employees were interested in the position in the Sewer and Water Division that is now being hired. The Council may consider granting employees an additional severance of one week’s pay per year of service due to economic lay-off. Employees will have completed three, nine, and three years of employment respectively by the end of 2005. This type of severance pay is common in organizations and, if approved for the golf course employees, it is recommended that it be written into general City policy for economic or budgetary layoff situations with appropriate guidelines. Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution 6585 approving a severance package for regular full-time Golf Course employees. In addition to the standard severance pay as provided in the Personnel Manual that includes vacation and sick leave, the resolution provides for a termination date that would account for the employee’s balance of flextime hours. Additionally, a severance benefit of one weeks pay per year of service is included.