A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 9, 2000

Contract had “roll-over” clause

Ex-college head gets payout

By ALEX HAMILTON

WHILE CASH-STRAPPED Northwest Community Cal-
lege searches for a new president, it is still paying more
than $100,000 in salary and benefits, to former president
Michael Hill who terminated his contract in June 1999,

Hill has received a lump sum severance payout of
$97,343, which is equal to 12 months salasy, and he will
continue to draw benefits until June 30, 2000, College

officials say Hill chose to leave last year of his own Age,

cord.
He was given a hefty goodbye package because of a
one-year roll-over clause in his five-year employment

contract. It meant that as one year. ended, another: year -
was tacked on, effectively. making | for an indefinite, term”
of employment. So when Hill’ decide’-to: quit,.. ‘the.
$97,000-plus payout was required: to: terminate his: ‘agree: :

ment with the college, *

College board chair Ed Harrison explained that roll
over clauses in contracts were a common practice : in
public sector contracts five years ago.

“In those days that was the kind of contract that was
handed out. These days it seems to be different,” said
Harrison.

He explained nowadays executives are hired for a
specific number of years or a definite term.

Landing rule
worries airline

CANADIAN REGIONAL Airlines has joined Air B.C. in
Suggesting a proposed federal regulation restricting how
pilots approach the Terrace airport may reduce how fre-
quently planes are able to land here.

The so-called approach ban would no longer allow
airline pilots to approach the airport when visibility
measured on the ground i is less than three-quarters of a
mile.

“There could be some impact when there’s low cloud
whereas right now we can get to about a half a mile and
pilots can take a look and see whether it’s worth giving
it a shat,” said Canadian Regional Airlines spokesman
Dean Brawn. ’

“With the reccommendations the way it stands they
won’t even be able to get that close and take a look,” he
added. “The pilot judgment will be taken out of the
equation.”

An Air B.C. study of the effect on the Terrace airport
of an originally proposed one-mile limit concluded the
number of missed approaches here would. more than tri-
ple. The author of the study said the revised three-quarter
mile minimum would still likely at least double the
number of flights to Terrace that are diverted.

The regulations have been proposed by Transport Ca-
nada in response to a 1997 Air Canada crash at Freder-
icton in low visibility conditions.

Brawn said Canadian Regional will send a represen-
tative to a Feb. 15 hearing of the technical committee
overseeing the. regulatory change. He said the.city, could
also make presentations to the hearing if it’ § concerned
about the change,

City councillors say the approach ban and the federal
move to reinstate required airport crash fire rescue ser-
vice are unexpected policy changes that threaten the
airport’s financial viability since the city set up the soc-
iety to take ‘it-over from Transport Canada last year.

“The federal government seems to be doing every-
thing in its powers to ensure many airports don’t succeed
after flogging them off to unsuspecting communities
across Canada,” councillor David Hull said.

Ottawa’s effort to require expensive airport firefight-
ing began just months after the Terrace airport changed
hands — with. explicit* promises firefighting requirements
wouldn’t be increased.

A study of airport crash fire rescue concluded the vast
majority of-crashes happen away from the airport where
firefighters wouldn’ t be able to arrive in time to do any-
thing, Hull said. :

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He doesn’t expect the new college president to have
the same type of roll-over contract as Hill's.

Hill decided to leave his position after completing his
five-year term, to complete his doctoral: degree from the
University of Uppsala i in. Sweden,

Hill’s termination: agreement‘ with ‘the college also
contained a clause for it to: pay upto $6,000 of moving

expenses should the move -occur before. Jan.. 31 of this -

year. Hill moved to Ontario last year,’
‘Hill was also offered $300 jin. order for: him to obtain
financial or other counselling, .

“A college committee: has. been. searching fot a new .
president: since. September 1999: The: ‘committee “had .

chosen a new candidate for the. president: last month, but
that candidate withdrew the application:

“Tt was a family decision,” said ‘college board mem- .

ber Margaret Brown, Who refused to name: the candidate
who withdrew the application.

“What happens now..is we, will he: reposting: [the

position],”” she said. *T hope we'd be. able. to make: a new
recommendation for: “new, candidate by May.” a

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