In a July 16, 2018 “Full and Final Release Agreement,” the Borough of Lavallette (Ocean County) agreed to pay its Zoning Official and Code Enforcement Officer $9,396.00 (which is “three (3) months of regular hours of work as salary”), less tax deductions, plus an additional $2,958.50 for accrued vacation and personal days in order to resolve “all disputed claims involving certain disciplinary charges” against the official. The agreement does not specify the nature of the allegations upon which the charges were based and specifically states that the payment “is not an admission of liability or wrongdoing.”
As his part of the agreement, Gary Royer, the former Borough official who received the settlement payments, agreed to submit an irrevocable letter of resignation, effective June 28, 2018, from his Lavallette positions of Zoning Official and Code Enforcement Officer as well as other positions he held in the Borough of Seaside Park.
Both Royer and the Borough agreed to “not discuss this settlement with anyone except to say that it has been resolved to the satisfaction” of both parties. The Borough also agreed to tell prospective employers only that Royer had “resigned in good standing.”
