RES-8491 Providing Severance Benefits to Certain Employee AssociationsRESOLUTION NO. 8491
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ORANGE PROVIDING SEVERANCE BENEFITS TO
EMPLOYEES IN THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE UNIT, AND THE WATER
DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION.
WHEREAS, the City of Orange, herein referred to as "CITY", continues in its
efforts to reduce operational costs which may result in additional layoffs; and
WHEREAS, the Memoranda of Understanding covering the Orange Municpal
Employees Association, Operations and Maintenance Unit, and the Water Department
Employees Association do not provide severance benefits for employees subject to
layoffs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the
CITY at this time to provide severance benefits for employees who may be so affected;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Orange
that, effective June 27, 1995 through June 30, 1996, all employees budgeted to work
20 hours or more per week, subject to layoff, and covered under Resolutions for Orange
Municipal Employees Association, Operations and Maintenance Unit, and Water
Department Employees Association shall be provided severance benefits in accordance
with the following terms and conditions:
Any eligible employees, who are required to resign their position due to layoff, will
receive severance benefits in accordance with the following provisions:
1) a payment of salary equivalent to two months of the employee's base salary
commencing on the date of separation from employment; and
2) payment of the City's current contribution towards the Flexible benefit Plan, as
established in the employee's memorandum of understanding and based upon the
employee's elected benefits at the time of layoff, for a three month period
commencing on the date of separation from employment. Payment will be made on a
monthly basis and will cease before the end of the three month period if the employee
becomes covered by a new employer's benefit program.
ADOPTED this 27th day of Jun 1995.
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Attest:
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 27th day of June,
1995 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
MURPHY, BARRERA, MAYOR COONTZ, SPURGEOO,
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