building fundTerry,
Stop the train, I want to get off!!!
I am having a very difficult time getting untangled from my work load here. These past two weeks have been crazy with everyone wanting me to get things set in concrete so they won't
have to deal with all the policy stuff. I can't...
Still, there are two projects that are being very stubborn. One is the consolidation of dispatch (sound familar) and the other is radio rebanding (thank goodness you have already gone
to digital radios).
On top of that i think I've gained 10 pounds from the breakfast, lunches and dinners I've been going to (I think people here feel like I'm going to fall off the edge of the world as
they know it). But tonight, I'm home. It's raining so the dogs are sleeping. My husband has gone to visit his parents and my son is in his room. I'm having a nice quiet time with
a good cup of tea and a chance to finally get caught up on emails.
With regard to Duane and the building fund issues:
I'm not sure what Tom and/or Myrt have said about the idea of setting up civil citation/code compliance as a stand alone cost center. If they're amenable to the idea, it would be potentially
a way to rectify the age discrimination issue since you'd post the position and any one (or all) of the three inspectors could apply. It would be a clean process at least.
Many of the people I've had to deal with in a cut back situation have been of retirement age and years so a simple financial incentive is enough to entice them to resign/retire. Then
there are other employees that I've approached with the 2 letter offer. One letter is a resignation and severance while the other is a termination (no severance) letter. Given the
choice, most employees choose the resignation option however, this is not an option for union employees with bumping rights unless there is discipline connected to it.
The final approach is a layoff with benies. This is an option that is similar to the two letter option but tells an employee that we will make him whole with a combination of the unemployment
benefits plus the city contribution to bridge any shortfall between said employees current benefits and those recieved via unemployment. This doesn't sound like it would work well
for Duane since he had 3 more years to retirement. Unless there is another spot to put him in for those three years, I doubt this would be an attractive entivement.
On my personal front, we have the moving quotes well in hand; I'm about 98% set on short term housing accomodations; Myrt's asked Mike Baker to collect me from the airport on the 3rd;
I've got my health insurance issues organized; I attended my last City Commission meeting in Dayton this morning and, my son came to the office tonight and we packed all my office books
and pictures so, I've got at least one foot out the door here and I'm pulling the chewing gum off the other.
See you soon.
Jane