West Hollywood : Severance Pay Benefit Plan

The City Council voted 3 to 2 to increase City Manager Paul Brotzman’s severance pay from six to nine months if he is dismissed from his position with the city.

The severance protection, part of a benefits package, was granted in part because Brotzman had not requested a pay increase this year. Brotzman was hired by the city in 1985. Councilman Paul Koretz, who voted against the provision, said that nine months severance is “too long.”