HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2009-063 implement the Transition Package for FY 2010MARANA RESOLUTION N0.2009-63
RELATING TO PERSONNEL; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING STAFF TO
IMPLEMENT THE TRANSITION PACKAGE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS the Town Council is authorized by A.R.S. § 9-240 (A) to control the finances
of the Town; and
WHEREAS the Town Council finds that authorizing staff to implement the Transition
Package for fiscal year 2010 as described in the Transition Package program outline is in the best
interests of the Town and its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Town of Marana hereby approves the Transition Package for fiscal
year 2010 as described in the Transition Package program outline, attached to and incorporated
by this reference in this resolution as Exhibit A.
SECTION 2. The Town's Manager and staff are hereby directed and authorized to
undertake all other and further tasks required or beneficial to implement the Transition Package,
to include the execution of severance agreements in compliance with the provisions of the
Transition Package as described in Exhibit A.
SECTION 3. Since it is necessary for the preservation of the peace, health and safety of
the Town of Marana that this resolution become immediately effective, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, and this resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MARANA, ARIZONA, this 5th day of May, 2009.
ATTEST:
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~ocelyn ronson, Town Clerk
Mayor E Honea
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Transition Package
Program Outline
The purpose of the Transition Package is to provide transitional assistance for
classified employees who are being separated from Town employment because
their positions have been identified for elimination due to a reduction in
force/layoff. The process for identifying employees who are to be separated as a
result of a reduction in force is outlined in Chapter 8, Section 8-1-6, of the Town's
Personnel Policies and Procedures.
Eligibility
This program applies to all classified employees who are affected by a layoff
during Fiscal Year 2010.
Transition Package Benefits
1. Severance Pay. The Town will pay an amount equal to 1.5% to 2% of the
employee's base salary at the time of the layoff, multiplied by the
employee's length of service with the Town, as follows:
0-10 years=1.5%
>10 -15 years = 1.75%
>15 years = 2.0%
2. Outplacement Services. Up to six Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
individual counseling sessions to be used within 30 days of the effective
date of layoff and the opportunity to participate in a job search workshop
provided by the Town's EAP provider.
3. Vacation Leave/Compensatory Time. The normal payout of vacation
leave and compensatory time pursuant to the Town's Personnel Policies
and Procedures, if earned and applicable, upon the effective date of the
layoff.
4. COBRA. A 65% reduction in COBRA premiums for 9 months for eligible
employees who lose employment between September 1, 2008 and
December 31, 2009 pursuant. to the American Recession Recovery Act
(ARRA).
Severance Agreement
Employees who elect to accept a transition package will be required to enter into
a severance agreement with the Town.
EXHIBIT A