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City Commission Meeting December 11, 2006 Page 7 Staff Presentation: Resolution 06- I 741 amends Resolution 05-1558 which outlines the duties ofthe Lakes Management Board. The Board wishes to incorporate language similar to language used in Article 111, Section 66-67 ofthe City Code as it pertains to the Planning and Zoning Commission. The requested change in the delegation of duties for the Lakes Management Advisory Board is under Section 2, Composition, and is as follows: j) The City Commission may remove any member of the Lakes Management Advisory Board for incompetence, corruption, misconduct, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, or for unexcused absence from three consecutive meetings of the Lakes Management Advisory Board, or for other good and sufficient cause. Staff Recommendation: Approval of Resolution 06-1741 as presented. MOTION: Moved by Commissioner Susan Doerner to approve Resolution 06-1741, Amendment to delegation of duties for the Lakes Advisory Board as delineated in Exhibit A, Section 2(j) of the resolution. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Colleen S. Hufford and carried on a 5 - 0 vote. F. Resolution 06-1742 - Department Director Model Employment Agreement The City Clerk read Resolution 06-1742 by title as follows: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY,FLORIDA,AUTHORlZING THE CITY MANAGER TO UTILIZE A MODEL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE." Staff Presentation: Resolution 06-1742 will establish an interim policy adopting a Model Employment Agreement for Department Directors which authorizes the City Manager to hire, suspend and terminate Department Directors. With the approval of this resolution, the City Commission temporarily waives its Charter authority regarding Department Directors and gives the City Manager full authority to hire, suspend and terminate managerial employees. A Charter Referendum is required to permanently change this provision of the Charter. With the execution of the EmploymentAgreement, the Directors waive their rights to City Commission involvement in their employment decisions in exchange for benefits such as a severance provision packet. A relocation reimbursement is recommended for new directors. The City Manager is authorized to make further adjustments to the Agreement for each individual Department Director to reflect differences in tenure with the City and other minor matters. The agreement has been reviewed by the Labor Attorney and the City Attorney. The City Attorney stated that if a director challenges the employment agreement and demands the charter right that was taken away by the execution of the agreement, then the entire contract is null and void and they lose their severance rights. Staff Recommendation: Approval of Resolution 06-1742 as presented is recommended to correct the Charter deficiencies and properly define the Commission/City Manager form of government on an interim basis and to professionalize the employee-employer relationship of directors with the City Manager.