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Council approves first reading of updated personnel code; VSIP language included
Summary
The Minot City Council passed the first reading of a personnel-code update unanimously on July 16; the update adds language allowing council to direct the city manager to offer a voluntary separation incentive plan of up to three months' salary for qualifying employees.
The Minot City Council approved the first reading of an update to the city personnel code on July 16. The motion to approve the update on first reading was moved, seconded and passed unanimously.
HR Director Kelly Beck told the council the code changes are mainly policy-language updates to better align with chapter 24 and included a new clause letting the council direct the city manager to offer a voluntary separation incentive plan (VSIP). Beck described the VSIP as an optional tool that, if authorized by council, would allow the city manager to offer up to three months' salary to qualifying employees who apply and meet eligibility criteria; Beck said applications would be reviewed by department heads, HR and the city manager, and not all applicants would necessarily be approved.
Beck said the intention behind the provision is to provide another personnel-adjustment tool in addition to natural attrition and traditional reductions, not to compel separations; she cautioned the city would not approve an impractical number of applications for any single department. The first reading passed without dissent.
Next steps: the personnel-code update will follow the council’s usual process for subsequent readings and final adoption; staff indicated the VSIP would only be implemented at the council’s direction and according to state and federal rules.
