Title
Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Pre-Litigation Settlement of Civil Claim
Docket No.: N/A
Claimants: AFSCME NJ, Local 2299, Michael Wilson and Felix Amoh-Mensah
Claimant's Attorney: Zazzali, Fagella, Nowak, Kleinbaum & Friedman, P.C.
Attorney's Address: 570 Broad Street, Suite 1402, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Settlement Amount: $55,000.00
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Additional Comments:
Invitation: Acting Corporation Counsel (date to be entered by Clerk's Office)
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WHEREAS, AFSCME NJ, Local 2299 (the "Union") and the City of Newark (City") are parties to a collective negotiations agreement which covers the period of January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2016 and the Union and the City are currently in negotiations for a successor agreement; and
WHEREAS, Michael Wilson and Felix Amoh-Mensah are members of the Union, and are employed with the City's Department of Health and Community Wellness in titles requiring a Registered Environmental Health Specialist ("REHS") license; and
WHEREAS, both individuals have held these titles requiring REHS license for more than five (5) years, and advised the City that they are not being paid at the correct step of the salary guide, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-25.; and
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2017 the City placed Wilson and Amoh-Mensah at the top step of their salary range for the positions they held pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-25.1; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have reached an agreement which, among other things, resolves their issues without the need for litigation; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have set forth the terms and conditions of their agreement in the form of a Settlement Agreement and Release ("Agreement"), which resolves this matter in its entirety by (a) continuing to place Wilson and Amoh-Mensah at the top step of the salary ...
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