Video of Council vote and interview with Mayor
Loveland, Oh. - After a closed door meeting late Wednesday night, Council accepted the resignation of city manager Thomas Carroll. Vice-Mayor David Bednar was absent from the meeting. Brent Zuch and Weisgerber voted to not accept the resignation. Voting to accept was Linda Cox, Mark Fitzgerald, Angie Settell, and Paulette Leeper.
Carroll is on vacation and was not at the meeting. His last day of employment is December 4, when he returns from vacation. Police Chief Tim Sabransky has assumed the position of acting city manager, and will continue in that role until council appoints someone else, or hires a new manager.
Council did not discuss the resignation or compensation package offered to Carroll at the council table, except that the Mayor praised Carroll’s performance as city manager and expressed regret over his resignation. Weisgerber, who negotiated the compensation package with Carroll, said just before the vote, “I’ve not been real thrilled with this whole process. I do not want to see Mr. Carroll resign and leave.”
After the meeting, a joint press release previously prepared by Weisgerber and Carroll, praising Carroll’s accomplishments, was released.
The resolution passed by council was also prepared ahead of the meeting, but was not on the meeting agenda. Even though it had become law, Weisgerber denied a pubic record request for the document after the meeting.
Weisgerber and city solicitor Frank Klaine also refused Wednesday night to release a copy of the severance agreement that council approved, and would not reveal details of the compensation Carroll will receive.
None of the other council members commented during the vote or after the meeting was over. Council member Linda Cox said that the agreement permitted only Weisgerber to comment on the resignation.
Carroll has served as city manager since 2005, and prior to that he was the assistant city manager, hired in 2001.
Loveland Magazine has since learned that Carroll will be retained by the city as a consultant, for up to six months at his regular rate of pay.
He will receive a “Positive Recommendation” to prospective employers and inquiries must be answered by Weisgerber. Carroll can also submit up to $5,000 of legal expenses related to negotiating the agreement with Weisgerber.
The agreement also contains a “Non-Disparagement Requirement” binding on current council members, newly elected council members, and city employees.
If Carroll takes full benefit of the severance by being employed as a special consultant to the city at his “normal wages” for the prospective six month period, he will make $55,000.00. In addition he will receive accrued vacation and sick leave, an automobile allowance, life and health insurance packages, all totaling more than $73,000.
In addition, he will receive a “Lump Sum Severance” on January 2 of $43,343.80.
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