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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 17, 2010 <br />Action Agend <br />Item No. ~ - k <br />SUBJECT: Amending the County Attorney's Employment Agreement <br />DEPARTMENT: County Attorney <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />County Attorney Employment Agreement <br />Policy 0470 (Attachment "A" to Contract) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Annette Moore, 245-2317 <br />PURPOSE: To amend the County Attorney's Employment Agreement to allow for increased <br />leave accrual. <br />BACKGROUND: In April 2009 the Board of County Commissioners brought the position of <br />Orange County Attorney in-house after decades of contracting with outside counsel to perform <br />the responsibilities of county attorney. The Board of County Commissioners entered into an <br />Employment Agreement with John Roberts at that time. The Agreement permits annual <br />negotiation of the salary paid to Mr. Roberts and requires a salary negotiation at the conclusion <br />of the first year's employment. Due to budget constraints facing Orange County and the County <br />Attorney's office, Mr. Roberts did not request a salary increase at the conclusion of his first year <br />of employment and instead requested an increase in the vacation leave accrual rate. <br />The attached Agreement amends the vacation leave rate but makes no other substantive <br />changes to the Agreement. The change would provide the County Attorney with a vacation <br />leave rate consistent with that of an employee with ten years of County service. This change <br />would only apply to the vacation leave rate and would not apply to other benefits such as <br />retirement credit, health, medical insurance benefits, or longevity pay. Once the County <br />Attorney reaches ten years of actual services benefits will accrue at the same rate as other <br />County employees with a similar length of service. <br />Staff Attorney Annette Moore has reviewed the Agreement to protect the County's interests in <br />the matter. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve the Employment Agreement. <br />