The Centralia City Council Monday night will be asked to approve $51,346 in severance pay and other benefits to City Manager Scott Randall as part of a separation agreement that will see Randall resign as city manager effective Monday, March 14th after just over six months on the job.
The separation agreement will pay Randall the severance pay in ten bi-weekly installments, on separate checks, all to be dated and delivered no later than March 25th. The $51,346 is equivalent to Randall’s salary for 20 weeks. As part of the agreement, the city will also pay Randall $8,606 for two and a half weeks of accrued paid time off, to be paid in a separate check and delivered no later than March 25th. Randall can also elect to continue coverage at city expenses under the city employee vision dental and life insurance plan for a period of four months. The city will not contest any application for unemployment benefits filed by Randall.
The agreement also includes a mutual release where the city will discharge Randall from any and all claims, demands, and causes of action arising from or related to Randall’s employment with the city. Likewise, Randall agrees to hold city officials, representatives, agents, insurers, employees, employee benefit plans harmless from all claims arising under federal, state, or local law.
Randall, as part of the agreement, also agrees to cooperate and provide assistance to the city in any litigation that involves or arises from his prior employment with the city to cover any reasonable cost incurred.
Both Randall, as well as any city official or employee, will be bound by a non-disparagement agreement not to make critical or disparaging remarks against each other.
Randall already signed the agreement dated last Wednesday. He started work as Centralia City Manager last September.
The council will also be asked to designated City Clerk Kim Enke as Administrative Officer to perform duties of the city manager effective on Monday.
Enke says while a little reluctant at first to assume the extra duties, in the long run, she felt it was in the best interest of the city. She notes they have a great team of department heads and looks forward to working together to make the city better. Enke says the big focus will be on the recruitment of a new city manager and keeping city programs in operation. Enke says she has no interest in pursuing the city manager’s job herself.
The Centralia City Council meeting begins at six Monday night at Centralia City Hall.
