Two for the price of... two

So I forgot to post this yesterday, save a brief blurb in this morning's 24 hours, but yes indeed, Vancouver is still on the hook for former city manager Judy Rogers' salary until May 30, 2009.

It's part of her severance agreement, which presumably every city reporter in Vancouver FOI'd a few months back but didn't receive until yesterday.

We already knew her total severance package was worth $571,788, thanks to previously released minutes.

But the newly released documents show Rogers will be paid every two weeks until May 30. Rogers also gets her health and welfare benefits until this time and can exercise her option to buy her company lease vehicle. She'll also get the monthly car allowance payments she would have gotten had she not left by "mutual agreement" when Mayor Gregor Robertson took over last year.

The agreement says payments will stop on May 30 if Rogers has found a new job.

But there isn't a lot of incentive for her to do so.

"If Ms. Rogers has not obtained alternate employment prior to May 30, 2009 the city will, on that date, pay her an amount equivalent to 15 months base salary," the agreement reads.

"The city will also pay Ms. Rogers the sum of $30,000.00 in respect of foregone pension accrual."

According to the mayor's office, Rogers' ongoing paychecks this year are a part of the $571,788 severance package revealed earlier this year.

Want to compare a city manager's severance package to yours? Download a copy here. (Yes that's my address there. Don't send me junkmail.)