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City could pay more than $150K in Eppley departure
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
The former Keizer city manager could
receive more than $156,000 in gross pay,
before payroll deductions such as taxes,
and benefi ts as part of a severance pack-
age after his resignation.
Chris Eppley resigned from his post
after discharging his gun in his offi ce in
March. The council off ered Eppley six
months salary and a year’s worth of insur-
ance coverage as a severance package.
In accepting the severance, Eppley
released the city from liability for what
city offi cials have called “a possible
violation of his due process rights.” A
portion of Eppley’s incident report stem-
ming from the incident was published by
this newspaper in late March.
According to Keizer’s fi nance director
and city manager pro tem, Tim Wood,
Eppley will receive $83,242 in salary,
and insurance benefi ts possibly totaling
$32,343 at the current rates. Insurance
coverage would end if Eppley fi nds new
employment.
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In addition to those costs, Keizer
will pay out $32,016 for Eppley’s banked
vacation time. A fi nal contribution to
Eppley’s retirement program will total
$8,532.
The city will also pay an additional
$1,671 in payroll taxes this year to
cover Eppley’s fi nal months as the city
manager.
After appointing Wood as city man-
ager last week, the Keizer City Council
announced that an interim city man-
ager would be hired before launching a
search for a new, full-time city manager.
P LICE Scanner
Sunday, April 4
3:48 a.m. - Unauthorized use of motor
vehicle in the 100 block of Garland Way
N.
5:52 p.m. - Arrest for restraining order
violation in the 5000 block of River Road
N.
9:18 p.m. - Burglary in the 700 block of
Plymouth Drive NE.
9:40 p.m. - Arrest for strangulation in
the 5000 block of Lacey Court N.
Monday, April 5
3:53 p.m. - Arrest for shoplifting in the
6000 block of Keizer Station Blvd.
5:30 p.m. - Theft in the 4000 block of
Rickman Road NE.
6:41 p.m. - Disturbance in the 3000
block of Partridge Lane NE.
Tuesday, April 6
12:14 a.m. - Sudden death in the 5000
block of Nordic Court N.
12:50 p.m. - Disturbance in the 3000
block of Partridge Lane NE.
1:46 p.m. - Theft from motor vehicle in
the 4000 block of Shoreline Drive N.
Wednesday, April 7
12:01 a.m. - Mail theft in the 6000 block
of Pierce Court N.
1:22 a.m. - Driving under the infl u-
ence of intoxicants at the intersection of
Dearborn Avenue NE and Verda Lane NE.
11:32 a.m. - Theft from motor vehicle in
the 6000 block of Keizer Station Blvd.
3:31 p.m. - Shoplifting in the 6000 block
of Keizer Station Blvd.
Thursday, April 8
11:05 a.m. - Shoplifting in the 6000
block of Keizer Station Blvd.
Friday, April 9
2:38 a.m. - Robbery in the 4000 block of
River Road N.
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