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GENERAL
 RELEASE AND
 SETTLEMENT
 AGREEMENT
THIS GENERAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (hereinafter,
 Agreement )
 is a voluntary agreement made by and between the City of
 Hartford
 (hereinafter, the City ), the
 Hartford
 Municipal Employees Association, (hereinafter,
 HMEA ),
 and Mr.Donald LeFevre (hereinafter, Mr.
 LeFevre ).
WHEREAS, HMEA, of which Mr. LeFevre was a bargaining unit member,
 filed
 on Mr.
LeFevre's
 behalf a grievance challenging an action by the City to place Mr. LeFevre onadministrative leave with pay with the Connecticut State Board of Mediation and Arbitrationwhich was subsequently designated Case No. 2007-A-0510; andWHEREAS,
 the
 parties have
 discussed
 and
 agreed
 upon
 a
 resolution
 of said grievance as
well
 as any and all matters to the extent specifically addressed in this Agreement; and
NOW
 THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and covenants contained in thisAgreement and with the intent of
 fully
 and forever resolving any and all disputes between theparties, in all
 forums,
 and without establishing any precedent, the City, HMEA and Mr. LeFevreagree as
 follows:
 
No
 Admission
 of
 Liability
Neither
 the
 negotiation, undertaking, agreement
 nor
execution of this Agreement shall constitute or operate as an acknowledgement oradmission of any wrongdoing or violation of any law, contract, regulation orstatute
 by the
 City
 or Mr.
 LeFevre, including
 any
 person acting
 on
 their behalf.
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Consideration
a.
 In consideration of Mr. LeFevre executing this Agreement, the
 City
 shall
make
 the
 following
 payments to Mr. LeFevre in accordance with the terms andconditions below.i. Mr. LeFevre shall be paid thirty-two thousand
 five
 hundred seventeenand
 50/100ths
 dollars ($32,517.50) in a check made payable to Donald LeFevre within thirty (30) days
 after
 the execution of thisAgreement.
ii.
 Mr. LeFevre shall be paid seventy-six thousand seven hundred ninety-one and 00/100ths ($76,791.00) dollars in a check made payable to Donald LeFevre within
 ten
 (10) days
 after
 January
 1,
 2008. Suchpayment includes compensation
 for
 four
 hundred
 four
 and
 one-quarter(404.25) hours of accrued vacation leave, totaling
 fourteen
 thousandnine hundred twenty-four and 42/100ths dollars ($14,924.42).iii.
 Mr.
 LeFevre shall
 be
 paid thirty-five thousand
 six
 hundred
 fifteen
 and
92/100ths dollars ($35,615.92) in a check made payable to Donald
LeFevre
within
 ten
 (10)
 days
 after
 January
 1,
 2009.
 
iv. If Mr. LeFevre becomes deceased at any time before all payments in(i), (ii)
 and
 (iii) above
 are
 paid
 by the
 City
 to
 Donald LeFevre ,
 saidpayments will be paid to Donald
 LeFevre's
 estate.v. The above payments are subject to any and all standard tax
withholdings.
The City
 further
 agrees to continue the health insurance coverage in
 effect
for
 Mr. LeFevre and his spouse at the time of Mr.
 LeFevre's resignation
(including dental coverage) until
 the
 last
 day of the
 month
 in
 which
 Mr.
 LeFevre
reaches
 the age of
 sixty-five
 (65) [September
 11,
 2008].
 The
 cost
 of
 such healthinsurance coverage shall be paid entirely by the City
 effective
 upon the executionof this Agreement and shall continue until such
 coverage
 expires on September30,2008.In addition, upon reaching age
 sixty-five
 (65), Mr. LeFevre (and hisspouse, if or when applicable) must transfer to the age sixty-five (65) and overCity
 health
 care coverage plan
 and
 must enroll
 in
 Medicare Part
 B
 benefits
 to
remain eligible to continue City health care benefit coverage through September30,
 2009.
 Mr. LeFevre is responsible for paying any premiums for Medicarecoverage and the City will pay the cost for the supplemental coverage only.If Mr. LeFevre becomes deceased at any time on or
 before
 September 30,2009,
 health
 insurance coverage for Mr.
 LeFevre's
 spouse shall continue and bepaid, as stipulated above under the applicable coverage, by the City until suchcoverage expires on September 30, 2009.b. In consideration for the City executing this Agreement, Mr. LeFevre andHMEA agree to the following:i. Mr. LeFevre shall resign in good standing
 from
 his position as TaxCollector of the City
 effective
 immediately upon the execution of
 this
Agreement. Such resignation shall be provided in writing andsubmitted to Mr. John Rose, Jr., City of Hartford, Corporation Counsel
Office,
 550 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103. The partiesagree Mr. LeFevre leaves with a clean and clear personnel record.
ii. Mr.
 LeFevre shall
 not be
 eligible
 for any
 HMEA pension benefits,
 nor
shall he be entitled to receive any payout of accumulated sick leave forhis City service time
 that
 began October 12, 2003 through Mr.LeFevre's date of resignation. However, any pension contributionsmade by Mr. LeFevre since his re-employment with the City onOctober
 12,
 2003 will
 be
 refunded
 to Mr.
 LeFevre
 in
 accordance
 with
Chapter 2A of the Municipal Code.iii. The pension
 benefits
 provided to Mr. LeFevre for his previousemployment with the City will not be impacted by (ii) above.
 
The
 City
 and
 McEleney
 &
 McGrail have specifically
 advised Mr. LeFevre to
consult
 with
 an
 attorney
 or
 advisor
 of his
 choosing
 before
 signing this Agreement.
McEleney
 
McGrail,
 LLC and
 Stephen
 F.
 McEleney represent HMEA, only,
 in
this transaction.
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Knowing
 and
 Voluntary
In
 signing this Agreement,
 Mr.
 LeFevre
acknowledges
 that
 he
 freely
 and
 voluntarily enters into this Agreement withoutduress, intimidation, undue influence,
 or any
 threatened loss
 of
 benefit.
 Mr.LeFevre
 further
 acknowledges that
 he has
 read this Agreement
 and
 fully
understands
 its
 contents, meaning, intent,
 and
 implications.
7
Past Practice
 and
 Precedent
This Agreement
 is
 specific
 to Mr.
 LeFevre,
 and assuch, it
 shall
 not
 establish past practice
 or
 precedent
 in any
 other possible
dispute(s)
 that
 may
 arise between
 the
 parties
 in the
 future.
 Furthermore, thisAgreement
 shall
 not be
 cited
 or used as
 evidence
 in any
 proceeding
 except one to
enforce
 its
 terms.
8
Governing Law
This
 Agreement
 and
 disputes arising there
 from
 shall
 be
governed by and
 construed
 in
 accordance with
 the
 laws
 of the
 State
 ofConnecticut. If any
 provision
 of
 this Agreement should
 be
 held
 unlawful
 by a
court
 of competent
 jurisdiction,
 the
 remainder
 of the
 Agreement
 shall continue in
force.
9
Complete Agreement
This
 Agreement constitutes
 the
 complete understandingbetween
 the
 parties
 and
 supersedes
 all
 prior agreements, oral,
 or
 written.
 Anamendment to
 this Agreement
 after
 the
 date
 of
 execution must
 be in
 writing
 andsigned
 by all
 parties
 to the
 Agreement.
Approved
 and
 dated this
 
day
 of
 August 2007.
FOR
 THE
 EMPLOYEE
By:
Donald LeFevreDate:
FOR
 THE
 CITY
 OF
 HARTFORD:
By:Lee
 Erdmann
Chief
 Operating
 Officer
 or
 Mayor s DesigneeDate:

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