HomeMy Public PortalAbout2006-05 Agreement with Jacqueline RRESOLUTION NO. 2006-5
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, APPROVING
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT WITH VILLAGE MANAGER, JACQUELINE
R. MENENDEZ; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the 'pillage Council finds that the approval of the attached Village of Key
Biscayne Employment Agreement with the Village Manager, Jacqueline R. Menendez (the
"Agreement") is in the best interest of the Village,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 Recitals. That the above -stated recital is hereby confirmed and adopted.
Section 2. Agreement Approved. That the Agreement, in substantially the form attached
hereto, is hereby approved and the Mayor is authorized to execute such Agreement on behalf of the
Village, once approved by the Village Attorney as to form and legal sufficiency.
Section 3, Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of February, 2006.
MAYOR ROBERT OLDAKOWSKI
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'CHITA. H. ALVAREZ, CMC, VILLAGE CLERK
APPROVED AS $ FORM AND LEGAL SUI;FICIEN
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of the 1st day of
May, 2006, between the Village of Key Biscayne (the "Village") and Jacqueline R. Menendez
(the "Employee"), pursuant to the following terms and conditions:
BACKGROUND
The Village wants to continue to employ the services of Jacqueline R. Menendez as
Village Manager and the Employee wishes to accept continued employment as the Village
Manager under the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Village and Employee
desire to provide for certain procedures and requirements regarding the employment of
Employee by the Village.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained
herein, the Village and Employee agree to the following:
SECTION 1. DUTIES
Village agrees to employ Jacqueline R. Menendez as Village Manager to perform the
duties and exercise the powers as prescribed by state law, the Village Charter and the Village
Code, and to perform such other legally permissible and proper duties and functions as assigned
by the Village Council from time to time.
SECTION 2. TERM
201 This Agreement shall have a term of three (3) years commencing May 1, 2006
and ending on April 30, 2009, unless earlier terminated as provided in this
Agreement.
2.2 Village shall have the option to renew this Agreement for two additional one (1)
year terms.
2.3 Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent, limit or otherwise interfere with the right
of the Village Council to terminate the services of Employee at any time, subject
only to the provisions set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement.
SECTION 3. TERMINATION BY VILLAGE AND SEVERANCE PAY
3.1 In the event Employee is terminated by the Village Council during the first two
(2) years of the term of this Agreement at a time that Employee is willing and able
to perform her duties under this Agreement, the Village agrees to pay Employee a
lump sum cash payment equal to six (6) months aggregate salary ("Severance
Pay"). However, the Severance Pay shall be a lump sum cash payment equal to
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only three (3) months aggregate salary if such termination occurs during the third
year of the term. In either such event, the Employee shall also receive payment
for any and all accrued vacation, sick leave and floating holiday time in
accordance with the Village's policies governing other non -police or fire
employees of the Village ("Administrative Employees"). Severance Pay shall be
paid within fifteen (15) working days of termination. The Village shall continue
to provide medical coverage for Employee for three (3) months following the date
of such termination, in the same manner and in the same amount as Employee is
receiving at the time of termination. After the payment described above is made,
the Village shall have no further financial obligation to Employee,
3.2 In the event Employee is terminated because of conduct unbecoming a public
official, including but not limited to criminal conduct, the Village shall have no
obligation to pay the Severance Pay designated in Paragraph 3.1 above. If
employee's employment is terminated pursuant to this subsection, the Village
shall pay to Employee only accrued vacation, sick leave and floating holiday time
due to the Employee as of the date of termination, After the payment described in
the immediately preceding sentence, the Village shall have no further financial
obligation to Employee pursuant to this Agreement.
SECTION 4. TERMINATION BY EMPLOYEE
In the event that Employee voluntarily resigns her position during the term of this
Agreement, Employee shall give the Village at least sixty (60) days written notice prior to the
effective date of such resignation. Employee shall not be entitled to receive any benefits or
payments pursuant to Section 3; however, Employee shall be entitled to accrued vacation, sick
leave and floating holiday time as of the date of resignation.
SECTION 5. COMPENSATION
5.1 The initial annual salary of Employee shall be One Hundred Seventy Eight
Thousand Five Hundred Nine Dollars ($178,509.00), which shall be payable in
installments at the same time as other employees of the Village are paid,
5.2 The Village Council agrees to evaluate the performance of the Employee to
determine any adjustment in annual salary and/or benefits at least once annually,
pursuant to the terms of Section 6 of this Agreement. Any additional adjustment
in said annual salary and/or benefits shall be based upon the result of the
performance evaluation.
SECTION 6. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
6.1 The Village Council shall review and evacuate the performance of the Employee
at least once annually in advance of the adoption of the annual operating budget.
Said review and evaluation shall be in accordance with specific criteria developed
jointly by the Village and the Employee. Said criteria may be added to or deleted
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from as the Village Council may from time to time determine, in consultation
with the Employee.
6.2 Prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the Village Council and Employee shall
define such goals and performance objectives which they determine necessary for
the proper operation of the Village and in attainment of the Village Council's
policy objectives and shall further establish a relative priority among those
various goals and objectives, said goals and objectives to be reduced to writing.
They shall generally be attainable within the time limitations as specified and the
annual operating and capital budgets and appropriations provided.
SECTION 7. HOURS OF WORK
Employee agrees to remain in the exclusive employ of the Village of Key Biscayne and
shall not accept any other employment during the term of this Agreement. Employee further
agrees to devote that amount of time and energy which is reasonably necessary for Employee to
faithfully perform her duties under this Agreement.
SECTION 8. AUTOMOBILE
In lieu of a monthly transportation allowance, the Village shall provide a Village vehicle
for Employee's use as a benefit of employment. The Village shall provide insurance,
maintenance and fuel for the vehicle as is provided for other vehicles in the Village's fleet.
SECTION 9. RETIREMENT
The Village shall contribute into a retirement plan chosen by the Employee (the ICMA
401(a) Plan) by making a Village contribution as employer of 15% of Employee's annual base
salary.
SECTION 10. INSURANCE
The Village shall provide insurance benefits, including family group health, disability
and life insurance.
SECTION 11. VACATION, SICK LEAVE AND HOLIDAYS
Employee shall be entitled to sick leave and holidays at the same rate and in the same
manner as other Administrative Employees of the Village. Employee shall be entitled to four
(4) weeks annual vacation leave.
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SECTION 12. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
12.1 Subject to Village policy and state law, the Village agrees to pay the reasonable
professional dues and subscriptions of Employee necessary for her continuation
and participation as a member in national, regional, state and local professional
associations and organizations necessary and desirable for her continued
professional participation, growth and advancement, and for the good of the
Village. Employee shall not hold office in any local, state, regional or national
professional association or organization without prior approval of the Village
Council.
12.2 Subject to Village policy and state law, the Village agrees to pay the travel and
subsistence expenses of Employee for travel to either one national or one state
association annual conference per year.
SECTION I3. MANDATORY RESIDENCY WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF KEY
BISCAYNE
For the convenience of the Village, the Village Manager is required to maintain full-time
residency within the Village of Key Biscayne and shall be on a 24 hour on -call status which is
necessary for Employee to properly perform her responsibilities to the residents of the Village
and to participate in and attend civic meetings, other functions and generally be available at all
times to perform her duties; therefore, Employee shall be entitled to a Housing Allowance of
Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) per month. This Housing Allowance shall be paid by Village
each month during the term of this Agreement.
SECTION 14. NOTICE
Notices pursuant to this Agreement shall be given by certified mail through United States
Postal Service delivery, addressed as follows:
Village
Employee
Village Attorney
Mayor and Members of the Village Council
Village of Key Biscayne
88 West McIntyre Street
Key Biscayne, Florida 33149
Jacqueline R. Menendez
455 Warren Lane
Key Biscayne, Florida 33149
Weiss Serota Helfinan Pastoriza Cole & Boniske, PA.
2665 South Bayshore Drive, Suite 420
Miami, Florida 33133
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SECTION 15. OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
15.1 If any provision, or any portion thereof, contained in this Agreement is held to be
unconstitutional, illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, the remainder of this
Agreement, or portion thereof, shall not be affected and shall remain in full force
and effect.
15.2 The waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by the
other shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by
that party.
15.3 The rights and obligations herein granted are personal in nature and cannot be
transferred by the Employee.
15.4 This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties. It may not be
changed orally, but only by an amendment in writing signed by the parties hereto.
15.5 This Agreement shall be governed by Florida law and any litigation which may
arise from this Agreement shall be filed and litigated in Miami -Dade County,
Florida. Any Employee litigation expenses shall be borne by the Village, if the
Employee prevails in such litigation.
15.6 This Agreement supersedes and replaces the prior Employment Agreement
between the parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be signed
and executed, in duplicate, on the day and year first written above,
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE
By:
Mayor
Pursuant to Village Council Approval of
February 21, 2006.
EMPLOY E
By: .
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Ja ` eline R. Mene
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Approved as to Form and Legal Sufficiency:
Village Attorney
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