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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-033 CCR'R Member Gene Lhotka introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 83 -33 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center has been subjected to the loss of revenue from the State of Minnesota and other sources; and WHEREAS, these revenue shortages have necessitated and will continue to necessitate the City of Brooklyn Center to reduce its expenditures; and WHEREAS, this reduction in expenditures will result in the loss of funding for centain employment positions with the City of Brooklyn Center; and WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Brooklyn Center City Council to accomplish staff reductions, if possible, through attrition; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL that the City of Brooklyn Center establish an Employee Retirement Incentive Program with the following provisions: 1. Employees qualifying for this program must be eligible for a full retirement annuity under PERA or PERA Police without reduction of benefits because of age on the effective date of their retirement. In addition, to be eligible for this program an employee must have been employed by the City of Brooklyn Center for the last five (5) consecutive years prior to July 1, 1983. 2. To enroll in this program qualified employees must submit a letter of retirement effective on or before December 31, 1985. These letters must be submitted to the City Manager before July 1, 1983. 3. Qualified employees submitting their letters of retirement should understand that once submitted their letter of retirement is final. 4. Positions vacated by employees retiring under this program will not be filled without prior City Council approval of the funds to be expended on filling the vacancy. 5. Qualified participating employees will be entitled to receive payment of an amount not to exceed $15,000 per employee calculated by multiplying the number of months between the date on which the employee retires and the employee's or their spouses sixty -fifth (65) birthday (whichever is the greater) times $125 rounded to the nearest full month. This payment is intended to reflect the City's desire to allow the retiring employee to maintain current levels of health insurance benefits for themselves or their dependents. 7 L t RESOLUTION NO. 83 -33 6. The City Manager is authorized to administer the Employee Retirement Incentive Program and to fund this program from the City of Brooklyn Center Employee's Retirement Fund. February 14, 1983 Date f ATTEST: 'a Clem i i dc" e�. Mayor" The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded- by member Celia Scott and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Dean Nyquist, Gene Lhotka, Celia Scott, Bill Hawes, and Rich Theis; and the following voted against the same: none, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.