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termination by the Board of the Employee without cause shall be subject to the terms and conditions <br /> of Section 4(B). <br /> 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 provided for in the <br /> Orange County Personnel Ordinance whether such misconduct occurs on or off the job or any <br /> felonious act committed by Employee. <br /> SECTION 4:TERMINATION/SEVERANCE <br /> A. During the term of his appointment Employee shall serve "at will' as the County Attorney subject <br /> to the terms and conditions of this Employment Agreement. <br /> B. This Employment Agreement may be terminated for acts by Employee constituting cause as <br /> 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 /> C. 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, the Employee shall be entitled <br /> to: Four (4) months full salary, at the then current salary rate, and health, dental and life insurance <br /> coverage for the same period, plus payment for any accumulated vacation leave the Employee <br /> earned and accumulated within the period the Employee was an employee of Orange County. <br /> SECTION 5: RESIGNATION <br /> In the event Employee voluntarily resigns his position with the County the Employee shall give the <br /> County forty-five (45) days written notice in advance of such resignation. In the event of such <br /> resignation and the Employee having given at least forty-five (45) days written advance notice, the <br /> Employee shall be entitled to be paid for any accumulated vacation leave earned but not taken but <br /> shall not be entitled to the severance benefit as set out in section 4B above. At its sole option, the <br /> County has the right to waive this forty-five (45) days written notice provision if it so chooses. <br /> Page 2 of 6 <br />