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• January 20, 2021 Motion carried. ACTION ITEMS: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT — EVERETT POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION To authorize the Mayor to sign Approve the 2021-2022 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the city and Everett Police Management Association. This item was pulled from today's agenda. COUNCIL BRIEFING AGENDA: Fire Chief Dave DeMarco provided a brief overview of the payroll fraud investigation and apologized for the discord that the situation brought to Council. • He stated that he is happy to work with the Council to answer questions. Fire Chief DeMarco clarified that the employee involved did not retire with full benefits, rather the employee chose to resign after reaching an agreement to reimburse the City. Dave DeMarco also spoke about new systems implemented by the Fire Department management team, which allowed for the discovery of the fraud. Chief DeMarco stated that initially the intent was to terminate the employee, but upon the advice of legal counsel, the decision was made to allow the employee to resign,which presented the lowest risk to the City. Chief DeMarco noted that early in the process the case was referred to the Everett Police Department and the Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office; however, they declined to prosecute and asked Fire Department to complete the investigation internally. At the conclusion of the investigation, the Everett Police and the Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office again declined to prosecute. Chief DeMarco stated that he is proud of the work that was done and the achieved result, which was not challenged by the union. He stated that he would be happy to discuss it further with the Council. COUNCIL BILL 2101-04 FIRST READING: • 6