HomeMy WebLinkAbout 18-44 Amend to Emp HanbookRESOLUTION N".15-44
A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE
HANDBOOK CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees previously adopted the Town of Firestone Employee
Handbook dated September 1, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Employee Handbook provides the following with respect to amending
the Employee Handbook: "The Town Manager may make changes to policies contained in the
Employee Handbook which changes shall be in writing and take effect upon the date specified
therein. The Board of Trustees shall be notified of such changes no later than fifteen (15) days
prior to the change taking effect;" and
WHEREAS, the Interim Town Manager has proposed certain amendments to the
Employee Handbook that would authorize the Town Manager to enter into employment
agreements with his or her direct reports, as described herein; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees by this Resolution acknowledges it was notified of the
proposed amendments to the Employee Handbook at least 15 days prior to them taking effect.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
TOWN OF FIRESTONE, COLORADO*
Section 1. The Board of Trustees hereby acknowledges that the Employee Handbook
shall be amended as follows.
(a) The following statements in Legal Statement and Disclaimer and Acknowledgment
sections of the Firestone Employee Handbook are amended to read as follows (words to be deleted
THERE IS NO GUARANTEE OF EMPLOYMENT FOR ANY SPECIFIC
DURATION. NO REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TOWN OF FIRESTONE,
OTHER THAN THE TOWN MANAGER, HAS AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO
AN AGREEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT FOR ANY SPECIFIED PERIOD AND
SUCH AGREEMENT MUST BE IN WRITING, APPROVED O ED BY Tug` BOARD,
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AND SIGNED BY THE TOWN MANAGER AND THE EMPLOYEE.
(b) The Recruitment and Selection of Employees section of the Firestone Employee
Handbook is amended to add a new section to read as follows:
Employment Agreements
In connection with the recruitment and selection of employees, the Town Manager
is authorized to enter into employment agreements with his or her direct reports.
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Such agreements shall be in writing and be signed by the Town Manager and
employee and may include provisions concerning duration of employment,
severance upon termination of employment, paid time off and employment
benefits. Except as expressly altered by an employment agreement, all provisions
of the Employee Handbook shall apply to the employees described in this section.
Section 2. This Resolution and the amendments to the Employee Handbook described
herein shall go into effect November 8, 2018.
Section 3. This Resolution shall cease to have effect after December 31, 2018 and shall
be automatically repealed at such time unless sooner repealed or further legislative action is taken to
extend the effective date of this Resolution.
INTRODUCED, READ, and ADOPTED this 24th day of October, 2018.
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Town Clerk
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Mayor