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CITY OF SHOREWOOD
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2006
5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
6:30 P.M
AGENDA
1. CONVENE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
A. Roll Call
Mayor Love _
Lizee
Turgeon _
Callies
Wellens
B. Review Agenda
2. SEVERANCE POLICY (Att. - Administrator's memorandum)
3. OTHER
4. ADJOURN
CITY OF
SHOREWOOD
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Celebrating 50 Years. 1956 - 2006
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
City Council
Craig W. Dawson, City Administrator
October 19, 2006
Severance Benefit Cap regarding Three Employees (Work Session Item)
At the October 9,2006, work session, Council directed me to meet with the three employees who
have in excess of 800 hours in the balance of their sick leave.
We met this week. All of the employees have accrued sick leave due to good health; having high
balances available for long-term illness or injury, or for the severance benefit, were not primary
motivators behind their balances. All three employees were agreeable to reducing their balances to
800 hours at the end of this year, rather than being able to maintain their high balances.
Bringing their balances to 800 hours would be accomplished by compensating them for their balances
in excess of that amount. They agreed that payment for 100% of those hours was unrealistic, and not
fair to the City. Of the other two scenarios, a 33% conversion (based on the current policy) or a 50%
conversion (based on the proposed program), they preferred the 50% conversion.
The 50% conversion will cost approximately $36,000. At 33%, the conversion will cost
approximately $24,000. The City has adequate reserves to make these one-time payments associated
with the adoption of a new sick leave/severance program.
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