(A) Agreements entered into by the City Manager or City Attorney with employees who are included within the executive group employee resolution, as provided for in § 2.04.060(B), shall be in a form approved by the City Attorney.
(1) Such agreements shall establish terms and conditions of employment consistent with the compensation, benefits and other rights, obligations and limitations provided for within the executive group employee resolution or other applicable City Council resolutions or approved documents.
(2) In addition, the City Manager and City Attorney may include a termination without cause severance payment in such agreements, and shall have the discretion to provide a maximum payment of up to six months.
(B) When entering into a new employment agreement with a person who is not a current city employee, the City Manager and City Attorney also has authority to negotiate the following increase in benefits above the provisions of the executive group employee resolution:
(1) Allow leave accrual at a rate one tier above that which the employee's years of city service would otherwise allow; and
(2) Allow a "bank" of leave time not exceeding 160 hours that the person receives upon beginning employment with the city.
(Ord. 3189 § 13, 2015; Ord. 3102 § 3, 2011)