1. Selected job classifications must be impacted by planned budget reductions.
2. The County Manager shall be authorized to implement this program throughout FY 2009-2010.
3. Payments to individual employees shall be limited to $15,000 for current full-time employees who have been continuously employed by the County for the equivalent of at least five years (10,400 hours), and $20,000 for current full-time employees who have been continuously employed by the County for the equivalent of at least ten years (20,800 hours).
4. The County will pay the first 6 months of the employer’s share of health care premiums (in addition to any health premium credits to which the employee may already be entitled).
5. To be eligible to apply, an employee in any selected job classification must satisfy all of the following requirements:
a. Be in the status of a full-time regular employee (i.e., extra help, provisional, and unclassified employees are not eligible) in the designated classification;
b. Have been employed by the County continuously for the equivalent of at least five years (10,400 hours);
c. Have not submitted notice of resignation or applied for retirement on or before the date the program is announced for his/her particular job classification.
6. The County Manager shall communicate additional guidelines as necessary.
7. Employees who are selected will be barred from working for the County in any capacity for twenty-four months, including as a regular employee, extra help, working retiree, independent contractor, consultant, or any other similar relationship such directly providing services to the County as an employee for a contractor or consultant doing business with the County.