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Yeadon residents and council spar over $100,000 severance for former borough manager
Summary
Residents urged council to reject a proposed $100,000, 52‑week severance for former borough manager Raffi/Ralphie Cave, calling it "fiscally irresponsible"; the solicitor said council had received advice from insurance counsel and the matter was later tabled for personnel‑law reasons.
Residents confronted Yeadon Borough Council on a proposed $100,000 separation package for former borough manager Raffi/Ralphie Cave, pressing elected officials for transparency and asking why an employee who resigned voluntarily would be offered a year of severance.
At the citizens forum, a resident said the proposed package—52 weeks of pay plus medical and dental benefits—was "fiscally irresponsible" and an "abuse of public funds," noting Cave resigned during a September council meeting and contrasting the proposal with a five‑week severance paid to a previously terminated manager. The commenter asked whether a December vote had violated the Sunshine Act and whether payments had been stopped once that issue was discovered.
Council leadership acknowledged the public concern but said legal limits on personnel disclosures constrain how much detail they could give. The solicitor told the meeting that "the council was advised by their insurance counsel" but emphasized that advice is advisory and that council members retain decision authority. Council leaders said they were taking the comments seriously and invited further review.
Later in the meeting the solicitor presented a separation agreement for employee number 10184 for consideration. Councilors moved to table that consideration because it involves personnel matters; the motion to table passed on roll call.
What happens next: the separation agreement was tabled pending additional legal review and personnel‑law constraints. Councilors and residents repeatedly asked for clearer public documentation of the process and applicable legal authority before a final decision is made.
