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A resolution approving the compensation for the Director of Health as fixed by the Metropolitan Board of Health.
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WHEREAS, the Charter of the Metropolitan Government ("Charter"), Article 10, Chapter 1, Section 10.105, provides that the Metropolitan Board of Health (the "Board") shall appoint a Director of Health; and,
WHEREAS, Article 10, Chapter 1, Section 10.105 of the Charter further provides that the Board may enter into an employment contract with the Director of Health and at compensation to be fixed by the Board; and,
WHEREAS, Article 10, Chapter 1, Section 10.105 of the Charter further provides that the compensation for the position of the Director of Health after being fixed by the Board must be approved by the Metropolitan Council by resolution; and,
WHEREAS, the Board has appointed Oluwasanmi O. Areola, PhD to fill the position of Director of Health and has fixed the compensation as follows:
1. The salary of the Director shall be initially fixed at Two Hundred Sixty Thousand and No/100th Dollars ($260,000.00) per year, less applicable taxes, deductions, and withholdings, paid in appropriate increments pursuant to the Metropolitan Government's regular pay periods. Should the Director's employment terminate, the Director's salary shall be prorated based on the actual number of days worked during a regular pay period, with any partial pay period calculated on a daily basis, ensuring that the Director is paid only for the time he is actively employed by the Board.
2. Effective on July 1, 2026, based on the discretion of the Board in its evaluation of the Director's job performance, the Director may be entitled to annual merit pay increases equal to the percentage of open range increases for other Metro employees (in addition to the cost-of-living increase set forth below).
3. The Director shall receive cost of living increases consistent with the "across-the-board" increases provided to the general employees of the Metropolitan Government.
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