Council debates standardizing severance after city manager contract amendment placed on consent

Mar 11, 2025

Council discussed an amendment to the city manager’s contract that would reduce severance to the statutory maximum and debated whether to pursue a broader policy to standardize severance across city positions; members agreed to keep the contract amendment on the consent agenda and task staff with drafting a severance policy.

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Council members debated whether the city should renegotiate an existing employment contract or instead adopt a standardized severance policy for all positions after questions about disparities in severance benefits surfaced during the March 17 work session.

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