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Loxahatchee Groves council authorizes 10-week separation package, votes 5-0
Summary
After a legal briefing, the Town of Loxahatchee Groves council authorized accepting a 10‑week severance package (including paid administrative leave and accrued PTO) and set termination effective at the end of the current pay period; the motion passed 5-0.
The Town of Loxahatchee Groves council voted unanimously May 12 to authorize accepting a 10-week severance offer for the town manager, including administrative leave already paid and accrued paid time off, and to end her employment at the close of the current pay period.
Special counsel Jonica Simpson told the council she had negotiated with the manager's attorney and that the manager’s latest counteroffer sought 16 weeks of severance plus payment of unused PTO; Simpson said the town’s counteroffer is 10 weeks, which incorporates five weeks of administrative leave already paid. "I do believe that we can establish cause," Simpson said, but she declined to…
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