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Council directs handbook revisions and approves appointment of Carmen Young as town manager
Summary
The council approved a multi-part motion directing staff to draft employee handbook amendments on personal days and retirement payout treatment, and to appoint Carmen Young as town manager with associated pay consolidation; it also authorized immediate treatment of accrued paid time off for Sean Young consistent with the handbook changes.
The Whiteland Town Council approved a multi-part motion to revise the employee handbook, to treat certain accrued leave payouts for a departing employee, and to appoint Carmen Young as town manager with the duties and pay associated with that title for the remainder of the year.
Councilmember Jim (on the record as making the motion) moved in three parts: (1) direct the town attorney to draft an amendment to the employee handbook to codify personal days consistent with current practice; (2) draft revisions to clarify that a person who dies during a term of service but who would otherwise be eligible for PERF retirement be treated the same as a retiree for purposes of personal/sick time payouts; and (3) appoint and name Carmen Young as town manager with attendant duties and to have the pay item for director of administration applied to that position through year-end. The council adopted the motion by roll call, "Pass 5 to 0."
Separately, during council comments, a subsequent motion was made and adopted to implement the handbook treatment immediately for accrued paid time off (PTO) of Sean Young rather than waiting for handbook drafting to be finalized. That motion also passed by roll call, recorded as 5-0.
Why it matters: The combined actions change administrative staffing structure and confirm how certain leave payouts will be handled for an affected employee. The handbook revisions will be drafted by the town attorney for later formal review and adoption; the council directed staff to prepare the changes and to implement one specified payout treatment immediately.
Discussion vs. decisions: The council took formal action. The first motion directed drafting of handbook language and made the staffing appointment; the separate motion directed immediate application of the approved payout treatment for a named employee's accrued PTO. The council recorded unanimous roll-call votes on both motions.
Ending: Staff was directed to prepare the handbook amendment language and administrative paperwork to reflect the appointment and pay treatment for Carmen Young; the council's direction to apply the PTO treatment to Sean Young took effect immediately per the council vote.
