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The city’s former transportation boss received a payout of $471,596 following anabrupt departure from the job one year ago.

The compensation package — equivalent to 16 months of salary, benefits and pension contributions — is revealed in previously confidential documents obtained by Postmedia surrounding the settlement reached between Mac Logan and city management.

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In a letter outlining terms of the settlement, the city also agreed to use specific language to describe Logan’s departure. City manager Jeff Fielding agreed to say he and Logan had “reached a mutual decision that he resign from his employment” as the general manager of transportation.

In exchange, Logan agreed he wouldn’t take further legal action against the city or disclose the terms of his release agreement.

All details about the reason for Logan’s resignation have been redacted.

A civil engineer by training, Logan started with the city in 1995. He became general manager of transportation in March 2010, and was earning an annual salary of $321,500 by the time of his departure.