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SECTION 3: SUSPENSION <br />County may suspend the Employee without pay and benefits at any time during the term of <br />employment, but only if a majority of the Board votes to suspend Employee for cause, provided, <br />however, that Employee shall have been given written notice setting forth any charges at least ten <br />(10) days prior thereto by the Board members bringing such charges. The County may suspend the <br />employee with pay without notice at any time. <br />For purposes of this Employment Agreement cause shall include misconduct as defined in G.S. 96- <br />14(2) whether such misconduct occurs on or off the job, any felonious act committed by Employee, <br />or an act punishable under the "reasons of personal conduct" clause as defined by the Orange County <br />Personnel Ordinance. <br />SECTION 4: TERMINATION/SEVERANCE <br />A. This Employment Agreement may be terminated for acts by Employee constituting cause as cause <br />is defined in Section 3 and subject to the same process as set out in Section 3. In the event this <br />Employment Agreement is terminated for reasons set out in this section, prior to its designated term, <br />the Employee shall not be entitled to, nor shall County have further obligation to pay, Employee's <br />salary or benefits as described in Section 7. <br />B. Should the Board of County Commissioners decide for any reason other than those described and <br />set out in Section 3 (above) to end the employment of the Employee following the probationary <br />period, the Employee shall be entitled to: <br />Three (3) months full salary and health, dental and life insurance coverage for the same period, plus <br />payment for any accumulated sick leave and vacation time the Employee earned and accumulated <br />within the period the Employee was an employee of Orange County, if the Employee is terminated <br />on or after January 5, 2010 but prior to January 5, 2011. <br />Four (4) months full salary and health, dental and life insurance coverage for the same period, plus <br />payment for any accumulated sick leave and vacation time the Employee earned and accumulated <br />within the period the Employee was an employee of Orange County, if the Employee is terminated on <br />or between January 5, 2011 and January 4, 2012. <br />Five (5) months full salary and health, dental and life insurance coverage for the same period, plus <br />payment for any accumulated sick leave and vacation time the Employee earned and accumulated <br />within the period the Employee was an employee of Orange County, if the Employee is terminated on <br />or between January 5, 2012 and January 4, 2013. <br />Six (6) months full salary and health, dental and life insurance coverage for the same period, plus <br />payment for any accumulated sick leave and vacation time the Employee earned and accumulated <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />