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4 <br />SECTION 7: SALARY <br />Employee will be paid a base annualized salary of $115,000.00, which shall accrue and become <br />payable to the employee in installments on the same schedule as for other County employees. <br />Changes to Employee's compensation shall be administered in a manner similar to other county <br />employees subject to an evaluation process administered by the Board of County Commissioners. If <br />Employee is to receive a salary adjustment equal, as a percentage, to adjustments received by all <br />county employees such adjustment, in the form of an increase, may be granted without amendment <br />to this Employment Agreement. If Employee's salary adjustment is in the form of a decrease or an <br />increase greater, as a percentage, than that of other county employees, such adjustment must be in <br />the form of an amendment to this Employment Agreement. <br />SECTION 8: HOURS OF WORK <br />As County Attorney of Orange County, the Employee is expected to maintain office hours, Monday <br />through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Additionally, Employee shall attend all meetings, save and <br />except budget work sessions, of the Board, unless excused by the Board Chair. It is further agreed <br />and understood that the position of County Attorney is exempt from the overtime provisions of the <br />Fair Labor Standards Act under the Executive Exemption. It is understood that the Employee will <br />periodically adjust regular office hours set out above to account for time beyond the normal work day <br />spent at meetings or otherwise occurring outside normal office hours as described above, however, <br />such flexible adjustment shall not interfere with the performance of the duties of the County <br />Attorney's office. <br />SECTION 9: VACATION, HOLIDAYS, and SICK LEAVE <br />Employee shall have the same holiday schedule as for other County employees. Employee will be <br />credited for vacation leave from the period beginning July 1, 2010, going forward at a rate consistent <br />with employees of the county with ten (10) years service. It is understood and agreed bythe-Parties <br />that the leave benefit rate provided to Employee consistent with a county employee with ten (10) <br />years service shall apply to vacation leave only and shall not apply to, nor be construed as granting <br />Employee, any retirement credit, retirement health or medical insurance benefit, or longevity pay <br />benefit beyond that which Employee normally accrues. Should Employee reach ten (10) years actual <br />service with Orange County Employee shall then accrue vacation leave at the same rate as other <br />county employees with the same length of service from that point forward. All other types of leave <br />shall be accrued at the same rate as for other County employees with similar length of service. <br />SECTION 10: OTHER BENEFITS <br />A. Employee shall have access to and enrollment in the dental, health, and life insurance provided to <br />other full time employees of County. Any coverage available to family members of full time <br />permanent county employees shall be made available to the family members of the Employee in the <br />same manner and with the same cost sharing, as amended from time to time, as with all other full <br />time permanent county employees. Employee will be covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act, <br />workers' compensation insurance, death benefit and any other benefit offered by the County to the <br />Clerk to the Board of Commissioners and the County Manager. <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />