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RESOLUTION NO. 070290
Directing the City Auditor to
prepare a report analyzing the effectiveness of the 2003 early retirement
incentive program as a means of cutting costs.
WHEREAS, by Committee
Substitute for Ordinance No. 021393 enacted on January 3, 2003 the City established an early retirement incentive program; and
WHEREAS, the early
retirement incentive program established by Section 2-1196 through Section
2-1200, Code of Ordinances, saw the retirement of 388 employees; and
WHEREAS, savings from
this program were designed to be experienced by minimal replacement of retired
employees; and
WHEREAS, budgets
presented to the Mayor and City Council and City Auditor reviews of those
budgets since implementation of the program have not addressed the
effectiveness of the early retirement incentive program; and
WHEREAS, the end of
the upcoming fiscal year will be the mid-point in the Citys commitment to fund
the savings of the program over a ten-year period; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the City Auditor
is directed to conduct a review of the effectiveness of the 2003 early
retirement incentive program, to include at least the following topics:
- Amount of savings obtained
through the program;
- Impact on City functions caused
by the program; and
- Hiring practices and staff
expansion or reduction since implementation of the program.
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