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2 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT <br />THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, made and entered into this the 17th day of August, 2010, by and <br />between the County of Orange, a body politic and corporate of the State of North Carolina, <br />hereinafter called "County", party of the first part, and John Roberts, hereinafter called "Employee", <br />party of the second part: <br />WITNESSETH <br />WHEREAS, County desires to appoint the Employee as County Attorney of Orange County as provided <br />by NCGS 153A-114; and <br />WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, hereinafter called <br />the "Board", to provide certain benefits, to establish certain conditions of employment, and to set <br />working conditions of said Employee as provided in §§ NCGS 153A-25, 153A-92 and 153A-93; and <br />WHEREAS, the Employee desires to accept appointment as County Attorney of said Orange County, <br />NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties agree as <br />follows: <br />SECTION 1: DUTIES <br />County hereby agrees to appoint the Employee as the County Attorney of Orange County to perform <br />all legally permissible and proper duties and functions as the Board shall from time to time assign. <br />SECTION 2: TERM <br />A. The Employee's date of appointment as full-time employee having commenced on April 23, 2009, <br />is and will continue to be subject to appointment and reappointment at the annual organizational <br />meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, generally the first regular meeting in December. <br />B. The Employee's appointment shall continue for an unspecified term of service subject to the <br />provisions of Sections 4, 5 and 6 of this Employment Agreement or any amendment or mutual <br />agreement approved by both parties. Such amendment or mutual agreement must be in writing in <br />the form of an Amendment to this Employment Agreement and signed by both parties. <br />C. Nothing in this Employment Agreement shall limit or otherwise interfere with the right of the <br />Board to terminate the services of the Employee at any time with or without cause. However, any <br />termination by the Board of the Employee without cause shall be subject to the terms and conditions <br />of Section 4(B). <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />