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AGENDA ITEM Prepared By: Reviewed By: DJR Approved By: DJR 1. Purpose. The purpose of this action item is announce the retirement for Gregg Palmer for the Public Works Department, gain council approval of the early retirement agreement for Gregg Palmer and to inform the council of efforts to fill the maintenance worker vacancy within Public Works. 2. Background. Mr. Gregg Palmer has announced his plans to retire after 30 years of suburb service to the City of Orono as a maintenance worker. His date of retirement will be October 30th, 2020. Staff will provide a resolution of appreciation for council consideration closer to Gregg’s retirement date. 3. Early Retirement. Gregg has requested to exercise option 1 of the early retirement plan offered by the City. The early retirement option was offered to any employees in the Local 49 union that are eligible for retirement under PERA during Fiscal year 2020 and 2021. Option 1: The City offers to pay insurance benefits at the single rate as outlined in the current labor agreement for up to 3 years or until age 65, whichever comes first. Option2: Employees eligible for the phased retirement option under the PERA Phased Retirement Program are encouraged to consider this option. The city would continue to pay insurance at a single rate as outlined in the current labor agreement for up to 3 years and the City would offer up to 500 hours of part time employment at the current rate of pay. 4. Recruitment. The Public Works Department has six full time maintenance worker positions with one vacancy. The maintenance worker positions are critical to meet current service needs and are essential to City operations. The selection process for the vacant position will involve advertising the position, application screening, an interview panel and reference checking. Upon completion of the process a candidate will be presented to the council for consideration for appointment. 5. Timeline. The timeline for the process is as follows: When What 28 September 2020 Approve Early Retirement 5-16 October 2020 Advertise Position 19-23 October 2020 Review Applications 26-30 October 2020 Interview and Skills Testing 30 October 2020 Gregg Palmers Last Day 9 November 2020 Council Approval/Appointment NLT 23 November 2020 New Employees First Day COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED Motion to approve the attached early retirement agreement. Exhibits A. Early Retirement Agreement Item No.: 5 Date: September 28, 2019 Item Description: Public Works Maintenance Worker Retirement and Recruitment Presenter: Adam T. Edwards Public Works Director/City Engineer Agenda Section: Consent Agenda