2012-06-04_Supplemental Agenda Packet--Dossier de l'ordre du jour supplémentaireCity of Saint John
Common Council Meeting
Monday, June 4, 2012
Location: Common Council Chamber
Supplemental to Agenda
13.2 Committee of the Whole: Resolution Respecting Appointment of Executive
Assistant to the Mayor
City of Saint John
Seance du conseil communal
le lundi 4 juin 2012
Lieu: Salle du conseil communal
Ordre du jour supplementaire
13.2 Comite plenier : contrat de travail du poste d'adjoint de direction au maire
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The My of Saint John
June 4, 2012
Your Worship, Deputy Mayor and Councillors:
Subject: Committee of the Whole Resolution Respecting Appointment of Executive
Assistant to the Mayor
The Committee of the Whole, having met on June 4, 2012 adopted the following resolution:
"RESOLVED that the Committee of the Whole, having met on June 4, 2012, recommends the
Mayor and Common Clerk be authorized to execute the Employment Contract between The City
of Saint John and Christopher Dever the text of which was submitted to Common Council on
this date."
Respectfully Submitted,
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Jonathan Taylor
Assistant Common Clerk
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THIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT made in duplicate . day of June,
2012. this
BETWEEN: THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN, a body
corporate by Royal Charter, confirmed and
amended by Acts of the Legislative Assembly
of the Province of New Brunswick,
hereinafter called the "City"
OF THIS FIRST PART
-and-
CHRISTOPHER DEVER, Saint John, New
Brunswick, 86 Duke Street E'L 1 N3,
hereinafter called the "Employee"
OFTHEOTHERPART
WHEREAS the Common Council of the City has determined it to be in the
best interest of the City to employ an Executive Assistant providing support to the
Mayor and at the Mayor's discretion to other members of Council on an equitable
basis; and
WHEREAS the Employee has been chosen for this position following a
selection process undertaken by the Mayor and which included personal interviews of
candidates;
NOW THEREFORE THE AGREEMENT WTINESSETH that the parties
hereto for and in consideration of these presents and other valuable consideration,
the receipt whereofis hereby acknowledged, agree with the other as follows:
Y. The Employee hereby agrees to discharge the duties and responsibilities
and perform the functions outlined in the Job Description attached hereto and
forming a part hereof as Schedule "A"
2. The Employee's work week shall comprise 35 hours, the scheduling of
which shall be at the discretion of the Mayor of the City. In the event that the
number of hours worked in a week exceeds 35, then the Mayor may grant
compensatory time off with pay as he determines reasonable in the circumstances.
3. The City shall in consideration of the Employee's fulfilling his obligations
described and referred to herein, compensate the Employee as follows:
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a) The salary of $50,000.00 per year for the twenty four (24) months
commencing with the parties execution of these presents and is
payable weekly in 52 equal amounts;
b) For the period commencing immediately following that described
in subparagraph (a) hereof and concluding on the day immediately
preceding the first meeting of Council elected at the quadrennial
election of 2016, a salary payable weekly in equal amounts, each
being 1/52 of $53,000.00; and
C) An amount of six (6 %) percent annually in lieu of Health, Dental,
Croup Life and City Pension participation to be paid on the
anniversary date of this Agreement.
4. The City shall provide the Employee with three (3) weeks paid annual vacation.
5. It is hereby agreed and understood that the Employee is entitled to only
the compensation and benefits expressly provided for herein.
6. (a) Subject to subparagraph (b) this contract shall commence upon it
being duly executed by both parties hereto and shall expire on the day
immediately preceding the first meeting of the Council elected in the
quadrennial election of 2016,
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (a), either party
may, upon 45 days written notice given to the other, terminate this agreement
withoui penalty, and
(c) Any notice herein provided or permitted to be given by the Employee
to the City shall be sufficiently given if delivered personally to the City,
or of mailed in Canada, registe3 ed and postage prepaid, addresses to the City
at: c/o The Common Clerk, City of Saint John, P.O. Box 1971, 15 Market
Square, Saint John, New Brunswick, E2L 4L1; and any notice herein
provided or permitted to be given by the City to the Employee shall be
sufficiently given if delivered personally of if mailed in Canada, registered
and postage prepaid, addressed to the Employee at 86 Duke Street, Saint
John, New Brunswick, E2L 1N3. Any such notice given as aforesaid shall
be conclusively deemed to have been given on the day on which such notice
is delivered or on the third day that there is postal delivery following the day
on which such notice is mailed, as the case may be. Either party may at any
time give notice in writing to the other of any change of address of the
party giving such notice and from and after the giving of such notice and
as often as the same shall happen the address therein specified shall pertain
to any request, statement or other writing in this Employment Contract
provided or permitted to be given by the City to the Employee or by
the Employee to the City.
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IN WETNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have duly executed these
presents the day and year first above written.
SIGNED, SEALED &
DELIVERED)
Witness
THE CITY OF SAINT JOHN
Mayor
Common Clerk
Common Council
Resolution: June
2012.
CHRISTOPHER DIVER