M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Mayor Peggy R. Bell
Date: November 18, 2015
Re: Proposed Amendment to Town Manager's Employment Agreement
REQUEST
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, APPROVING AN AMENDED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN MANAGER; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
In accordance with the May 20, 2015 Regular Town Council Meeting, the Charter Official Evaluations Forms were completed by each Council Member and submitted to the Town Clerk's Office.
During our September 30, 2015 Town Council Workshop, I reported that the Town Manager's performance evaluation which, included my fellow Council Members' comments, were "excellent". Each Council Members' performance evaluations are on file in the Town Clerk's office, for further review.
Since our Town Council Workshop, the Town Attorney's Office has worked closely with Council Members regarding the Town Manager's Employment Agreement, to allow the Town Manager to "cash-out" accrued vacation hours.
Please find below a summary of the items which, resulted in the specific changes to the Manager's existing Employment Agreement:
> The Manager can cash-out up to 120 hours per fiscal year.
> The Manager can only cash-out those hours once per fiscal year and must do so before October 1st.
> The Manager must give 60 days notice of his intent to cash out the accrued vacation leave.
> If the Manager does not give 60 days notice, he does not get the leave.
> If the Manger cashes it out and then separates less than 60 days thereafter, it gets deducted from his paycheck or if his check is not enough to cover what he received, he will have an obligation to pay the Town within the timeframe requested by the Town.
> If the Town has to use the services of an attorney to recover payment of the accrued leave, he has to pay attorney's fees as well.
As a re...
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