File #: 20-1183    Version: 1 Name: Resolution: Voluntary Severance Incentive Program 2020
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 9/22/2020 In control: Administration
On agenda: 10/7/2020 Final action: 10/7/2020
Title: Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Personnel Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Employee Severance Agreement Purpose: Voluntary Severance Incentive Program Entity Name: N/A Entity Address: N/A Project Fiscal Impact: $1,439,016.00 (Estimated) Contract Period: Effective July 1, 2020 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X ) n/a Additional Information: The City of Newark is offering a Voluntary Severance Incentive Program as a cost savings measure, as a result of the unforeseen expenses due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), necessary to operate government at a level taxpayers can afford. Eighty-Two (82) municipal employees have applied and were accepted to participate in the Voluntary Severance Incentive Program.
Sponsors: Council of the Whole

Title

Dept/ Agency:  Administration/Division of Personnel

Action:  (X) Ratifying     (X) Authorizing     (   ) Amending

Type of Service:  Employee Severance Agreement

Purpose: Voluntary Severance Incentive Program

Entity Name:  N/A

Entity Address:  N/A

Project Fiscal Impact:  $1,439,016.00 (Estimated)       

Contract Period:  Effective July 1, 2020

Contract Basis: (   ) Bid   (   ) State Vendor   (   ) Prof.  Ser.   (   ) EUS  

(   ) Fair & Open   (   ) No Reportable Contributions   (   ) RFP   (   ) RFQ

(   ) Private Sale   (   ) Grant   (   ) Sub-recipient   (X ) n/a   

Additional Information: 

The City of Newark is offering a Voluntary Severance Incentive Program as a cost savings measure, as a result of the unforeseen expenses due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), necessary to operate government at a level taxpayers can afford.

Eighty-Two (82) municipal employees have applied and were accepted to participate in the Voluntary Severance Incentive Program.     

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WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Newark (hereinafter “City of Newark” or “City”) greatly appreciates and recognizes the dedication and years of service of City employees and their contributions to the City; and

                     

WHEREAS, the City of Newark is faced with budgetary constraints in light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic expenditures; and

 

WHEREAS, in light of these financial constraints, the City of Newark has been forced to examine its finances, eliminate certain expenditures and reallocate its financial resources; and

 

WHEREAS, the City of Newark is offering a Voluntary Severance Incentive Program as a cost savings measure, as a result of the unforeseen expenses due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), necessary to operate government at a level taxpayers can afford; and 

 

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to provide this Voluntary Severance Incentive Program to give City employees sufficient opportunity to plan for their future; and

 

WHEREAS, participation in this program is entirely voluntary.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:

 

1.                     The City of Newark shall offer voluntary severance cash bonuses to the following municipal employees who applied for the Voluntary Severance Incentive Program:                

 

First

Last

                      Annual Salary

Approximate  Severance

Chris

Agomoh

$99,586.00

$24,897.00

Anwar

Ahbanawa

$95,047.34

$23,762.00

Beverly

Anderson

$43,875.86

$10,969.00

Debora

Anthony

$47,580.38

$11,895.00

Diane

Artis

$51,930.11

$12,983.00

Kryste

Avery-Moore

$168,265.76

$25,000.00

Florence

Benson

$64,655.46

$16,164.00

Wafaa

Botros

$54,954.74

$13,739.00

Shonda

Bryant

$79,906.11

$19,977.00

Keith T.

Bush

$67,272.97

$16,818.00

Rory

Bynum

$54,100.11

$13,525.00

George

Calero

$52,777.82

$13,194.00

Elizabeth B.

Cancel-Torres

$54,479.25

$13,620.00

Cheryl

Clark

$69,622.24

$17,406.00

Stephanie

Coleman

$63,410.87

$15,853.00

Valentina W

Contreras

$125,752.97

$25,000.00

Cheryl

Coxson

$67,428.06

$16,857.00

Alice

Crawley

$56,163.51

$14,041.00

Elizabeth

Cruz

$80,577.44

$20,144.00

Beverly

Daniel

$44,049.50

$11,012.00

Charles

Diliberti

$115,172.36

$25,000.00

Cameron

Drayton

$61,855.91

$15,464.00

Joanne

Fardan

$57,932.03

$14,483.00

Basirah

Farid

$34,867.80

$8,717.00

Olabisi

Fasina

$39,972.80

$9,993.00

Irene

Fryer Alton

$101,862.00

$25,000.00

John

George

$133,282.54

$25,000.00

Valerie

Gholston

$127,978.54

$25,000.00

Sherri D.

Glover

$70,233.22

$17,558.00

James W.

Good

$57,244.22

$14,311.00

Audrey

Grant

$71,343.25

$17,836.00

Anthony

Green

$69,306.46

$17,327.00

Darlene

Harris

$50,137.17

$12,534.00

Naja

Hatim-Johnson

$60,974.23

$15,244.00

Maria C.

Hernandez

$85,124.78

$21,281.00

Raul

Hernandez

$105,677.06

$25,000.00

Suzanne

Holmes

$51,888.78

$12,972.00

Robert

Jackson

$65,734.85

$16,434.00

Delores

Jefferies

$61,865.07

$15,466.00

Saramma

John

$78,553.36

$19,633.00

Phyllis

Justice-Hollaway

$73,890.64

$18,473.00

Michele

Kinloch

$54,744.70

$13,686.00

Denise

Konkolowich

$55,323.61

$13,831.00

Louis

Lawson

$67,598.67

$16,900.00

John

Lebron

$114,091.43

$25,000.00

Catherine

Lenix-Hooker

$105,844.30

$25,000.00

Sylvia

Levest

$51,393.83

$12,849.00

Angel

Llumiquinga

$48,442.64

$12,111.00

Pablo

Maldonado

$126,127.06

$25,000.00

Randy

Mantion

$112,955.10

$25,000.00

Vanessa

McCloud

$44,595.40

$11,149.00

Saralyn

McQueen

$46,430.09

$11,608.00

Mehdi

Mohammadish

$118,000.00

$25,000.00

Alicia

Morales

$53,843.92

$13,461.00

Albert J.

Mrozik

$109,591.70

$25,000.00

Terrence

Newberry

$48,288.32

$12,072.00

Philip

Nicastro

$84,137.12

$22,044.00

Osaie

Okeke

$83,692.18

$20,923.00

Sandra

Parsons

$41,371.84

$10,343.00

Nayna

Patel

$103,332.19

$25,000.00

Joseph

Penevolpe Jr.

$105,677.06

$25,000.00

Arnie

Pinnix

$77,624.57

$19,406.00

Stephany

Porter

$73,854.20

$18,464.00

Carla

Potter

$76,982.76

$19,246.00

Damaris

Quinones-Gray

$75,463.49

$18,866.00

Constance

Ransom

$53,534.34

$13,384.00

Yolanda

Reid

$86,270.09

$21,568.00

Josephine

Richardson

$60,377.43

$15,094.00

Robert

Robinson

$64,468.60

$16,117.00

Ricardo

Rodriguez

$49,894.04

$12,474.00

John

Rubio

$58,611.40

$14,653.00

Amir

Shabazz

$73,999.58

$18,500.00

Renay

Shiggs

$114,091.43

$25,000.00

Samie

Shokry

$106,589.53

$25,000.00

Pankaj

Shukla

$61,653.29

$15,413.00

Bernice

West

$72,536.61

$18,134.00

Lisa

Whatley

$47,503.31

$11,876.00

John

William

$85,977.33

$21,494.00

Cynthia

Williams

$71,847.79

$17,962.00

Stephen

Williams

$51,930.12

$12,983.00

Barbara E.

Willis

$38,852.40

$9,713.00

Adrienne

Womack- McCoy

$52,440.07

$13,110.00

 

2.                     The Mayor and/or his designee, the Business Administrator, are authorized to offer cash severance bonuses and enter into agreements with the employees who applied for and were accepted to participate in the Voluntary Severance Incentive Program.

 

3.                     The Voluntary Severance Incentive Program is ratified from July 1, 2020, to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.   

 

4.                     The Director of the Department of Finance is hereby authorized to issue voluntary severance cash bonuses to the aforementioned municipal employees whose applications for the Voluntary Severance Incentive Program have been accepted.

 

3.                     An executed copy of each individual’s Voluntary Severance Incentive Program application and agreement shall be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

 

4.                     This resolution shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

Resolution ratifying and authorizing Mayor and/or his designee, the Business Administrator on behalf of the City of Newark to enter into and execute an agreement with, and offer cash severance bonuses to, certain City of Newark employees who wish to participate in the Voluntary Severance Incentive Program, as a cost savings measure, as a result of the unforeseen expenses due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), necessary to operate government at a level taxpayers can afford.