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EVERETT WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 3736-20 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Establishing a Separation Incentive Program for Eligible City of Everett Employees. WHEREAS, A. The City deems it in is the City's best interest to provide an incentive for employees to voluntarily separate or retire from the City. B. The purpose of the voluntary separation program is to reduce compensation costs and full-time employee levels, as well as to facilitate redeployment, reorganization, and other efforts to make more efficient and effective use of the City's limited resources. C. The need to reduce compensation costs is now an emergency due to the financial impact on the City of the COVID 19 pandemic,which the Mayor has declared a civil emergency for the reasons set forth in her March 4, 2020 Proclamation of Civil Emergency. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. Voluntary Separation Program Description A. The City hereby establishes a Separation Incentive Program (Program)for Eligible Employees as defined in section 1.B. B. "Eligible Employees" are those employees,who are regular full-time or regular part-time AFSCME, appointive, Everett Police Management Association, and Snohomish County Construction Crafts employees who have at least 2 cumulative years of service with the City as of the Date of Separation. C. The "Date of Separation" is the final day of an employee's employment with the City, as specified in the voluntary separation agreement described in section 3 of this Ordinance. Section 2. Basic Provisions A. Participation in the Program shall not be based on protected class status, protected activity, or other unlawful factors.