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Resolution 2009-147 RESOLUTION NO. 2009-..1..!L A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING AN OFFERING OF THE VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM IN COMPLIANCE WITH COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 09-13. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County Florida, desires to provide an offering of the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program to certain eligible County employees; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners is committed to continued efforts to identify cost-saving opportunities to and implement programs that will successfully reduce recurring fiscal costs while minimizing the impact to County employees and departments; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has enacted Ordinance No. 09- 13, an ordinance establishing authorization and procedures for the Collier County Voluntary Separation Incentive Program; and WHEREAS, the County Manager is authorized to implement the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners finds that implementing this Voluntary Separation Incentive Plan serves a valid public purpose. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that The Board of County Commissioners hereby authorizes an offering of the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program: 1. The Program is designed as a cost-saving opportunity for the County Manager's Agency due to anticipated budget shortfalls. 2. The County Attorney's Office may choose to opt-in to the program as a cost- saving opportunity due to anticipated budget shortfalls. 3. This Program offering will only be available for a limited time frame, specifically Wednesday, July 1, 2009 to Friday, August 14, 2009. To participate, employees must meet the eligibility criteria in the period from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. Employees must confirm participation in writing within this 45-day election period with the Human Resources Department, regardless of the date within this period when they become eligible. Once enrolled in the plan, an employee will have a period of seven (7) calendar days in which they may revoke their choice or amend their enrollment election. After the seven (7) day revocation period ends, the employee's notice to separate from County employment will start. 4. Generally, the notice period will be two weeks. Exceptions to the two week notice period will only be granted when approved in writing by the County Manager. In no event will an employee's notice period extend beyond July 15, 2010. 5. Program notice letters and required documentation will be provided to eligible employees on or before Wednesday, July 1, 2009. 6. Eligible employees are those regular full-time and eligible regular part-time employees who meet the eligibility criteria outlined by the Florida Retirement System (FRS) for Pension Plan members, making them eligible to retire without penalty under the FRS. An employee may be a member of either the Pension or Investment Plan to be eligible, but is not required to be an FRS participant. 7. The benefit of this Program extends for up to three years. An eligible employee may choose from three incentive options. The options include (1) County paid medical and dental benefits for three years, (2) fifty percent of the cash equivalent of medical and dental benefits for three years, or (3) a combination that will include medical and dental insurance coverage, together with a partial cash payment. 8. Eligible employees who elect to participate in the Program will be asked to enter into an Agreement and Release with Collier County. The Agreement will include the details of the Program and specifically identify and explain the benefit that the employee selected under the Program. The Agreement will also include a Release as required by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). This Release will place the employee on notice of his/her rights under the ADEA and ask the employee to consent that the Agreement and Release is entered into "knowingly and voluntarily." 9. The County Manager shall be authorized to sign the Agreement and Release on behalf of Collier County. 10. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this Cj'1L day of ~ , 2009. ',- ATTEST: DWI6HT E. BRGCK,:CLERK ~~~~ Approve\r~sto form and legal sufficiency: . BOARD OF CqljNTY COMMISSIONERS COLLIER COl,JNTY, FLORIDA By: ,.,') Al ."'/ 4', ',-':(', DONNA FIALA, CHAIRMAN ~7n~ Colleen M. Greene Assistant County Attorney