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Council backs standard caps for severance pay, asks staff to return draft for new hires
5483997 · May 22, 2025
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Summary
Councilmembers supported setting capped severance schedules (e.g., manager up to 20 weeks, assistant manager up to 16 weeks) for future hires and asked staff to return a formalized policy amendment; staff reported the last severance payment was in 2018.
Councilmembers discussed a proposed standard schedule for severance pay that, if adopted, would cap severance amounts while preserving negotiating flexibility for contracts.
City Manager Ed presented a recommendation that the city manager receive up to 20 weeks of severance,…
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