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CHARTER OFFICERS AMENDED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS (B)
recommendation
The City Commission (1) approve the amendments of the employment contracts of the City Auditor, City Attorney, City Clerk, City Manager and Equal Opportunity Director, as set forth in the attached Amendment to Employment Agreements, and (2) authorize the Mayor to execute the attached Amended Employment Agreements on behalf of the City of Gainesville and the Clerk to attest thereto.
explanation
At its meeting of January 14, 2008, the City Commission directed staff to explore mechanisms to provide for life insurance coverage for all Charter Officers similar to that provided in Mr. Hunzinger's Employment Agreement (2x's salary up to $250,000). The City Attorney's Office was authorized to prepare amendments to the Employment Agreements for other Charter Officers to effectuate this. Because of some differences (now and in the future) may exist depending on the individual Charter Officer's circumstance, a flexible approach is recommended. The proposed amendment would authorize an attempt to reach the coverage (2x's salary up to $250,000 total, minus the $100,000 is already provided under the group plan) by spending what it would cost if that amount of excess coverage for that Charter Officer could be obtained under the voluntary supplemental term life plan the City offers. If some combination of the City's group (presently $100,000 for Charter Officers), personal, and the City's voluntary supplemental life gets to that amount of additional coverage before that cost is exceeded that is all that will be paid for; if not, whatever amount of coverage can be procured for that cost is all the City will pay for.
The proposed amendment to the City Auditor's contract is attached as an example. The amendments to the City Attorney, City Manager, City Clerk and Equal Opportunity Director would be effectively identical.