R02-168RESOLUTION NO. R02- I/~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LETTER OF APPOINTMENT FOR
JOHN MCNALLY, MANAGER OF THE ITS DEPARTMENT;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, due to the technical and professional expertise and experience required in the
operation of the Information Technology Systems (ITS) Department, it is deemed to be in the best
interests of the City to enter into a Letter of Appointment for John McNally as Manager.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1.
by this reference.
The foregoing Whereas clauses are true and correct and incorporated herein
Section 2. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida authorizes the
City Manager to enter into a Letter of Appointment for John McNally, Manager of the ITS
Department, a copy of which Letter of Appointment is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this !'~ day of September, 2002.
CITY OFTBOYNTON BtiACH;. FLORIDA
Commissioner
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LETTER OF APPOINTMENT OF
-' JOHN McNALLY
ITS MANAGER
September [ 3 , 2002
Mr. John McNally
City of Boynton Beach
100 East Boynton Beach Blvd.
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
Dear Mr. McNally:
I am pleased to offer you an appointment to the position of Manager, ITS Department.
By accepting this position you are representing to the City that you have reviewed the job
description for the position and that you possess the professional expertise and experience
to perform the services to be provided by you pursuant to the terms of this appointment.
The position of Manager, ITS Department is a contractual, specialized field position
subject to appointment by the City Manager and not a civil service position. The City's
Civil Service Rules and Regulations are not applicable to the position and by accepting
the position you are waiving any rights you may have enjoyed under those rules and
regulations.
The provisions of the City's Personnel Policy Manual (PPM), as amended from time to
time, are applicable to you, except as listed below. The following Chapters of the PPM
have no application to you:
Chapter II Employment.
Chapter III Compensation.
Chapter III Compensation.
Chapter III Compensation.
Chapter VII Resignation
Chapter IV Benefits.
Chapter IV Benefits.
Chapter IV Benefits.
Chapter III Compensation.
Chapter VI Discipline.
Chapter VI Discipline.
02. Recruitment and Selection
02. Overtime
03 Callback and On Call
04. Compensatory Time
01. Termination Pay
09. Retirement Benefits
02. Vacation Leave
03. Sick Leave with Pay
06. Incentive Pay System
0l. Disciplinary Actions
02. Formal Grievances
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If you accept .thi's appointment you will be an "at will" employee of the City and you
have no vested right ot property right in your position. You acknowledge that there has
been no representation or promise, expressed or implied fixing the term of your
appointment. The job description for Manager, ITS Department is attached as Exhibit
"A", and you agree to provide the City with the services included in that job description.
Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Appointment, as Manager of the ITS
Department you shall at all times:
Devote all your time, attention, knowledge, and skill solely and
exclusively to the business and interests of the City during normal
working hours and at City related events after normal business hours.
Perform your duties and obligations faithfully, industriously, and to the
best of your ability.
Not engage in conflicting outside employment except with prior
written authorization of the City Manager or his designee.
Keep the City Manager or his designee fully informed in advance of all
travel and activities that take you out of the office for more than a day at a
time. All travel must receive prior written approval of the City Manager
or his designee.
A performance evaluation will be conducted by April 1st of each year, commencing April
1, 2003, and each and every April Ist thereafter. In addition, a mid-term evaluation will
be conducted by November Ist of each year, commencing November 1, 2002 and by
every November 1st thereafter.
The review and evaluation shall be in accordance with performance criteria developed by
the City Manager or his designee. The criteria may be added to or deleted from as the
City Manager or his designee may from time to time determine. Further, the City
Manager or his designee shall provide to you a summary written statement of the
evaluation and provide an adequate oppommity for you to discuss your evaluation with
the City Manager or .his designee.
Periodically, you will meet with the City Manager or his designee and define such goals
and performance objectives that are determined necessary in attainment of the objectives
and shall further establish a relative priority among those various goals and objectives,
which shall be reduced to writing. Such goals and objectives shall be generally attainable
within the time limitations as specified in the annual operating and capital budgets and
appropriations provided by the City.
Compensation reviews are not subject to any specific formula applicable to other City
personnel. Wage adjustments shall be at the sole discretion of the City Manager or his
designee and are subject to the appropriation of funds by the City Commission.
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Your compenjatibn:~md other m'onetary benefits are as follows:
You shall receive an annual salary of SIXTY NINE THOUSAND THREE
HUNDRED FORTY-TWO and 00/100 DOLLARS ($69,342.00), payable in
equal insi~.llments paid at the same intervals as the City's management personnel
are paid.
· The City shall pay or reimburse you consistent with reimbursement policies for
City managerial employees.
· You shall receive the same Health Insurance benefit provided to non-union City
employees hired after 10/1/91.
· You shall receive the Management Incentive Package, which became effective in
2001 for Supervisory Management Employees.
· You shall receive the same benefit Disability Insurance provided to non-union
City employees hired after 10/1/91.
You are currently enrolled in, and shall enjoy all benefits provided under the General
Employee Pension Plan. You shall receive the same Retirement System benefit
provided to non-union employees hired after 10/1/91.
· You shall be entitled to observe the same paid legal holidays as managerial
employees hired after 10/1/91.
· You shall be entitled to observe the same vacation accrual as managerial
employees hired after 10/1/91.
You shall accumulate sick leave as provided under the rules and regulations for
other managerial employees of the City, including pay-out for unused sick leave
on termination based on the standard for employees of the City hired after
October l, 1991.
If you accept the appointment, the City shall defend and indemnify you against all claims
and actions, civil or criminal, provided the claims or actions arise out of and in the course
of the performance of your duties and responsibilities pursuant to this Appointment; and
pay any judgment that may be entered against you in a civil action arising out of and in
the course of the performance of your duties and responsibilities pursuant to this
Appointment, except a judgment based on intentional wrongdoing by you. The City
reserves the right to select, appoint, retain, or discharge legal counsel necessary to
provide the foregoing defense.
The effective date of your appointment is April l, 2002.
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This Appointment shall terminate:
a. At any time by mutual agreement of you and the City;
b. Upon your sustained inability for all or substantially all of 180 calendar
days in a 190 day period to perform all of your duties and obligations
pursuant to this Appointment as a result of physical or mental illness or
condition, which inability shall be verified at the City's expense (to the
extent not covered by applicable medical insurance maintained by the
City) by a licensed physician within fifteen days of a request for selection.
The examining physician will be selected solely by the City;
c. At any time by the City Manager or his designee's and City Commissions'
unilateral termination of your Appointment for the position. Unilateral
termination shall be in writing, signed by the City Manager or his
designee, and need not reflect performance-related reasons;
d. Your death;
e. Your resignation. A resignation shall be submitted in writing and shall
provide for an actual resignation date no later than thirty (30) days
following the date of notice of resignation.
If this Appointment is terminated by unilateral action by the City Manager or his
designee, you shall be entitled only to:
a. Reimbursement for as-yet non-reimbursed expenses pursuant to this
Appointment;
b. An amount for accrued and unused vacation leave, not to exceed the
maximum number of days permitted by law, according to the
schedule/formula for non-union employees hired prior to 10/1/91;
c. An amount for the accrued and unused sick leave, not to exceed the
maximum number of days permitted by law, according to the
scheduled/formula for non-union employees hired prior to 10/1/91;
d. Ninety (90) days of prorated base salary calculated as follows: Your
annual base salary as of the termination date, shall be divided by 365 days,
and that amount shall be multiplied by 90 days, less customary
taxes/withholdings.
If this Appointment terminates upon mutual agreement of the parties, you shall be
entitled to:
Reimbursement for as-yet non-reimbursed expenses pursuant to this
Appointment;
An amount for accrued and unused vacation leave, not to exceed the
maximum number of days permitted by law, according to the
schedule/formula for non-union employees hired after 10/1/91;
An amount for accrued and unused sick leave, not to exceed the maximum
number of days permitted by law, according to the schedule/formula for
non-union employees hired after 10/1/91.
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If this Appoihtmem terminated due to your physical disability or death, you or your
beneficiary, guardian or personal representative shall be entitled only to the following
compensation and benefits:
Base salary through the date of resignation or such other date as mutually
agreed to between you and the City Manager or his designee;
Reimbursement for as-yet non-reimbursed expenses pursuant to this
Appointment;
An amount for accrued and unused sick and vacation leave, not to exceed
the maximum number of days permitted by law, according to the
schedule/formula for non-union employees hired after 10/l/91;
Life and/or disability benefits if applicable.
No modification of or amendment to this Appointment shall be valid unless reduced to
writing and signed by both parties.
No collective-bargaining agreement to which the CITY is a party shall in whole or in part
govern, apply to, or be deemed part of or incorporated into this appointment.
Any civil action arising out of this Appointment or the nonperformance or breach of any
covenant contained in it shall be brought only in Palm Beach County, Florida.
The CITY's waiver of any breach of any term, condition, or covenant of this
Appointment shall not constitute the waiver of any other breach of the same or any other
term, condition, or covenant of this appointment.
This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of your heirs and personal
representatives and, the City regardless of changes in the persons holding office as
members of the City.
If any provision of this Appointment or the application of any provision to any party or
circumstance shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, the provision shall be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the
remaining provisions of this appointment or their application to other parties or
circumstances.
This appointment and the terms, conditions, and covenants contained in it shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.
This appointment letter contains the entire agreement between the City and you. All
prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, pertaining to the City's
appointment of you are fully abrogated and of no further force and effect from and after
the date of this appointment letter.
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Regardless of which party's counsel prepared the original draft and subsequent revisions
of this lette$ 6f appointment, the appointee and the City and their respective counsel have
had equal opportunity to contribute to and have contributed to its contents, and this
Appointment shall not be deemed to be the product of and, therefore, construed against
either of them.
The omission from this letter of a term or provision contained in an earlier draft of the
letter shall have no evidentiary significance regarding the intent of the parties.
If the foregoing terms and conditions are acceptable to you, please sign and date the
original of this letter, in the space provided below, and remm it to me.
Kurt Bressner
Dated:
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Class Code 06029
Grade: 36
54,741 / 65,690 / 82,113
FLSA: E
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION
CLASSIFICATION TITLE: MANAGER, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
PURPOSE OF CLASSIFICATION
The purpose of this classification is to manage the city's information technology systems including all ASa00
computers, personal computers, local area networks and electronic mail systems, and to serve as liaison to
city staff in coordinating related technical support and training.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties
does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment
for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.
Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing
work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
Prioritizes, assigns, and directs daily work of department staff; reviews or verifies completed work and
confirms status of computer operations; provides guidance and training to department staff in performing
assigned job duties.
Confers with department directors, city officials, and others regarding the needs, capabilities, and problems of
the city's information technology systems.
Serves as liaison with city staff in responding to departmental inquiries, needs, and problems regarding the
AS400 and personal computers.
Develops and implements policies and procedures for the city's information systems.
Performs department administration duties including reviewing and approving payroll, coordinating
purchasing and human resources activities, performing finance and budget duties.
Recommends outsourcing of computer maintenance and repair work; prepares and processes contracts and
facilities work requisitions.
Participates in the purchasing of computer equipment and materials in city departments by meeting with
department representatives to assess needs; researches pricing and availability of products and services;
assists in developing bid specifications; assists in analyzing bids and making award recommendations.
Develops, upgrades, and maintains AS400 applications related to finance, human resources, development,
utility services billing, public safety and other areas of city government operations.
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Designs, programl(~gi~ i~tructions by'coding in Visual Basic, and other programming languages.
Analyzes, diagnoses and troubleshoots problems on AS400 computers; sets up and configures hardware
components.
Administers NoVell h~t-raNetWare Operating System and the Microsoft NT Server Operating System.
Controls network operations by establishing user accounts, security levels, and access rights.
Installs computer hardware systems and peripherals; installs software and utility applications on computers
and network servers; configures modems and software for dial-in access; sets up access to network systems
for remote dial access.
Adds, removes, and replaces hardware system components on network servers to increase capacity and
efficiency; modifies software applications or network operating systems to remedy problems, add features or
increase performance.
Sets up and modifies database codes on department computer systems.
Designs, troubleshoots, and repairs problems on personal computer hardware, local area networks,
databases and printers.
Trains computer users on the use and features of desktop software applications such as Microsoft Word,
Excel, Access, Powerpoint, PageMaker and Outlook.
Maintains knowledge of the laws, practices and trends related to information technology systems by
attending conferences and seminars and by reading professional journals.
Refers to on-line computer help, Intemet, computer manuals, technical documentation, trade magazines,
catalogs, price lists, budgets, contracts, blue prints, schematics, and other documents in performing
management duties.
As directed, provides assistance in the development and selection of the City's network infrastructure.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
Performs other related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer programming, business administration, or closely related
field; supplemented by six (6) years previous experience and/or training in computer programming and
information systems analysis, including experience in a supervisory capacity;, or any equivalent combination
of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
Microsoft certification is required.
PERFORMANCE APTITUDES
Data Utilization: Requires the ability to coordinate, manage, and/or correlate data. Includes exercising
judgment in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations, referencing data analyses to
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determine necessity f~ revision o.f organizational components, and in the formulation of operational
strategy.
Human Interaction: Requires the ability to function in a managerial capacity for a division or
organizational unit. Includes the ability to make decisions on procedural and technical levels.
Equipment~ Machinery, Tools~ and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver
and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential
functions.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory and/or
design data and information.
Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and diws~on;
ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with
fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion; may
include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.
Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or synthesis functions; to deal with
several concrete and abstract variables; and to analyze major problems that require complex planning for
interrelateq activities that can span one or several work units.
Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations
involving the direction, control and planning of an entire program or set of programs.
ADA COMPLIANCE
Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to ~xert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically
involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some
lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds).
Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of
colors, sounds, depth, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
Environmental Factors: Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse
environmental conditions.
The City of Boynton Beach, Flodda, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities
and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the
employer.
David M. Gfiffith & Associates, Ltd.
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.' i .ADDENDUM TO LETTER OF APPOINTMENT
This Addendum dated the 9Cday of , 2002, amends the Letter of
Appointment between the City of Boynton Beach and John McNally. Unless expressly modified by
this Addendum,. the:original terms of the Letter of Appointment shall remain in full force. The
Letter of Appointment is amended to read as follows:
BASE SALARY. The City shall pay to John McNally an annual salary of Sixty Six
Thousand Forty and 00/100 Dollars ($66,040.00) Dollars, and payable in equal installments at the
same intervals as the City's management personnel are paid.
APPLICATION OF PPM. Except as listed below, in those instances when both the
Appointment Contract and this Addendum are silent, regarding a employment term or condition
which is applicable to general City employees as set forth in the City of Boynton Beach Personnel
Policy Manual (PPM), as amended from time to time, then in that circumstance the term or condition
provided to general City employees in the PPM shall apply to John McNally.
Chapters of the PPM have no application to you:
Chapter II Employment. 02. Recruitment and Selection
Chapter III Compensation. 02. Overtime
Chapter III Compensation. 04. Compensatory Time
Chapter VII Resignation 01. Termination Pay
Chapter IV Benefits. 09. Retirement Benefits
Chapter IV Benefits. 02. Vacation Leave
Chapter IV Benefits. 03. Sick Leave with Pay
Chapter III Compensation. 06. Incentive Pay System
Chapter VI Discipline. 01. Disciplinary Actions
Chapter VI Discipline. 02. Formal Grievances
The; following
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In the event of a conflict between the Letter of Appointment and this Addendum, this
Addendum shall control.
The foregoing provisions represent the agreemen~,;3~,ho, pcrtiey)fi~d
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