Dickinson Press Weighs in on Blunt Severance Deal
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Editorial -- Blunt’s severance package breaks state statutes
The Dickinson Press
Workforce Safety and Insurance board Chairman Bob Indvik of Bottineau told Forum Communications N.D. Capitol Bureau reporter Janell Cole Thursday that ousted WSI executive director and chief executive officer Sandy Blunt did nothing wrong and he “feels terrible” about voting to let him go.
Indvik said he saw Blunt at the WSI office about a half hour before the board met Thursday morning and told Blunt his employment status would be discussed. Blunt reportedly told Indvik he would agree to step aside, and then left the building for good.
So why then, should Blunt be the recipient of a healthy severance package that is estimated to be more than $140,000?
Under North Dakota Century Code 54-14-03.3 titled “Severance pay – Definitions – Settlements” subsection 2 reads as follows:
“Except as provided in subsection 3, no state employee or officer is entitled to severance pay upon termination of employment if the employee or officer quit employment voluntarily or resigned of the person’s own accord, or was dismissed for gross neglect of duty, gross misconduct while on duty, or for other good cause.”
Blunt reportedly told Indvik he would agree to step aside, so Blunt quit voluntarily or resigned on his own, as outlined in subsection 2 above.
Read on...
Editorial -- Blunt’s severance package breaks state statutes
The Dickinson Press
Workforce Safety and Insurance board Chairman Bob Indvik of Bottineau told Forum Communications N.D. Capitol Bureau reporter Janell Cole Thursday that ousted WSI executive director and chief executive officer Sandy Blunt did nothing wrong and he “feels terrible” about voting to let him go.
Indvik said he saw Blunt at the WSI office about a half hour before the board met Thursday morning and told Blunt his employment status would be discussed. Blunt reportedly told Indvik he would agree to step aside, and then left the building for good.
So why then, should Blunt be the recipient of a healthy severance package that is estimated to be more than $140,000?
Under North Dakota Century Code 54-14-03.3 titled “Severance pay – Definitions – Settlements” subsection 2 reads as follows:
“Except as provided in subsection 3, no state employee or officer is entitled to severance pay upon termination of employment if the employee or officer quit employment voluntarily or resigned of the person’s own accord, or was dismissed for gross neglect of duty, gross misconduct while on duty, or for other good cause.”
Blunt reportedly told Indvik he would agree to step aside, so Blunt quit voluntarily or resigned on his own, as outlined in subsection 2 above.
Read on...
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