HomeMy Public PortalAboutRES-CC-1998-03CITY OF MOAB RESOLUTION NO. 03-98
A resolution establishing a severance pay and benefits policy
for employees holding statutory appointments by the Mayor of the
City of Moab.
WHEREAS, the City of Moab has no existing policy as to
severance pay for employees holding statutory appointment
positions; and
WHEREAS, in the absence of any such policy there is a risk of
arbitrary or inconsistent awards to individual employees; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the governing body to reward
statutory appointees for quality service and exclude from severance
benefits those appointees who are terminated for cause.
NOW THEREFORE, the City of Moab, upon action of the governing
body, resolves as follows:
1. Employees holding statutory appointments who lose re-
appointment or are otherwise terminated without cause shall be
entitled to severance pay pursuant to the following schedule:
Years of Service Benefit
less than one year no benefit;
one to four years two weeks;
four to six years four weeks;
more than six years six weeks.
a. Benefits accrue as of the anniversary of the
employee's appointment and in no instance shall there be any
proration of benefits to include any length of service during any
year or fraction of a year, other than as expressly set forth
above.
b. Appointees who resign their employment or are
terminated for cause shall not be eligible for severance pursuant
to this resolution.
c. Benefits shall be calculated based upon the
appointee's gross rate of pay as of the date of termination.
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3. Statutory appointees subject to this resolution shall
additionally be entitled to receive employee health insurance
benefits, to the extent paid by the City during the appointee's
employment, for a period of time calculated by the same method
established in Section One herein, for a period not to exceed six
weeks.
4. A11 statutory appointees shall remain as "at -will"
employees serving at the pleasure of the Mayor and the governing
body. Nothing in this resolution shall be construed to repeal or
modify that status.
5. The governing body may modify or rescind this resolution
in the future based upon fiscal or other considerations. Benefits
shall accrue as provided herein until such time as this resolution
is rescinded or modified.
6. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon
passage.
Passed and adopted by action of the Governing body of the City
of Moab in open session this / day of , ) , 1998.
Attest:
ndra E. Beaurega
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CITY OF MOAB
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ayor Karla Hancock