HomeMy WebLinkAboutEXECUTIVE SESSION - 12/09/1997 - LITIGATION, PERSONNEL/RELEASED RES NO 14-01 EXECUTIVE SESSION
Date December 9. 1997
Time 6:56 p.m.
TOPIC. LITIGATION PERSONNEL X LAND ACQUISITION,
VILLAGE BOARD VILLAGE BOARD
MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT STAFF PRESENT
C. JOHNSON G. PARRIN
President Village Manager
N. CZARNIK R. RUMMEL
Village Trustee Asst. Village Manager
B. DILL S. NIEHAUS
Village Trustee Asst. to the Manager
P. FEICHTER H. INGEBRIGTSEN
Village Trustee Finance Director
S. LISSNER G. KNICKERBOCKER
f Village Trustee Village Attorney
J. PETRI
Village Trustee
C. PROCHNO
Village Trustee
Pursuant to a duly made and approved motion and a majority vote at a regularly
scheduled meeting of the Village President and Board of Trustees on December . this
Executive Session was called to consider a personnel/litigation matter.
Number of pages attached: 1
Date(s) of review for release: luly 1998
Date of approval for release: ;t7 '0/
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12/9/97
Litigation/Personnel
6:56 p.m.
The Village Attorney provided the Village Board with history regarding Bob
Arnold's employment with the Village, including hiring date, date of disability, and
current status. The Village Attorney stated that Arnold was declared fit for duty by
the Police Pension Board on April 30, 1996. However, as of December 1997,
Arnold had not been activated due to the fact that there were no available Sergeant
positions, and the limitation previously documented by Arnold with respect to his
ability to perform his normal duty functions.
The Executive Session recessed at 6:59 p.m. for the Committee of the Whole
meeting. The Executive Session reconvened at 9:40 p.m.
The Village Attorney informed the Village Board that the Police Pension
Board and Village were being litigated by Arnold, who has alleged that he is not fit
for active duty and should remain on disability pension or return to active duty and
receive back pay from May 1, 1996 up to the present date.
The Village Attorney stated that the Village Board had three options. They
were as follows:
1. Concur with the Police Pension Board and allow Arnold to return to work in
a permanent light-duty status in the vacant Sergeant position created by the
promotion of Sergeant Zimmerman to Commander. Arnold's salary upon
reinstatement would be approximately $50,000.
2. Continue with litigation since Bob Arnold is not fit-for-duty because he
cannot perform the essential functions of the job, and oppose the Police
Pension Board in formal litigation.
3. Negotiate a settlement with Arnold equal to $41,000 for buying back 8 113
years of creditable service and allowing a 50% retirement pension for
Arnold effective in 1999 and seek cooperation of the Police Pension Board
to accept the settlement offer.
Upon further discussion, the consensus of the Village Board was to
select Option #3 (above).
The Village Manager noted that it is his intent to promote Officer Hawkins
` to the position of Acting Sergeant so as not to fill the position with a permanent
appointment pending the outcome of the litigation.
The meeting adjourned at 10:1 S p.m.
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