SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Attorney General’s office is reviewing the more than $200,000 former Utah Transit Authority boss Jerry Benson is getting after being fired last month, as well as other transit agency employee contracts that offer similar provisions.
The Deseret News reports Mark Burns, the assistant attorney general and director of the office’s highways and utilities division, said Wednesday that the contracts will be looked at on a case-by-case basis.
Burns said he is not aware of any state agency that awards severance pay. But Benson’s contract as president, CEO and general manager contained a clause stating if Benson was terminated without cause, including because his position was eliminated, the severance package is triggered.
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Transit authority trustees voted to let Benson go, citing a new law that does away with his post.
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Information from: Deseret News, http://www.deseretnews.com
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