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without cause the Employee shall not be entitled to , nor shall County have further obligation to pay, <br /> Employee' s salary or benefits as described in Sections 7, 9, and 10 . <br /> B . Should the Board decide for any reason , other than those described and set out in Section 313, to end the <br /> employment of the Employee the Employee shall , on the date of termination , be entitled to payment equal to <br /> five ( 5 ) months full salary together with health , dental , and life insurance coverage for a five ( 5 ) month period , <br /> plus payment for any accumulated sick leave and annual leave earned but not taken . <br /> SECTION 5 % RESIGNATION <br /> In the event Employee voluntarily resigns their position with the County the Employee shall give the County <br /> ninety ( 90 ) days written notice in advance of such resignation . In the event of such resignation and the <br /> Employee having given at least ninety ( 90 ) days written advance notice , the Employee shall be entitled to be <br /> paid for any accumulated sick leave and annual leave earned but not taken but shall not be entitled to the <br /> severance benefit as set out in section 4B above . At its sole option , the County has the right to waive some or <br /> all of this ninety ( 90 ) day written notice provision if it so chooses . <br /> SECTION 6 : DISABILITY <br /> If Employee becomes permanently disabled because of sickness, accident, injury, mental incapacity, or another <br /> health - related issue, including death, and is unable to continue to perform the essential duties of the position , <br /> the County shall then have the option to terminate this Agreement upon payment of the severance benefit as <br /> outlined in Section 4B above to Employee or Employee ' s estate . <br /> SECTION 7 : SALARY Employee will be paid an annualized salary of Two Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Dollars <br /> ( $ 252 , 000 ) , payable on the same schedule as for other County employees . Changes to Employee' s <br /> compensation shall be administered in a manner similar to other county employees subject to an evaluation <br /> process administered by the Board . If Employee is to. receive a salary adjustment equal , as a percentage, to <br /> adjustments received by all county employees such adjustment, in the form of an increase, may be granted <br /> without amendment to this 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 the form <br /> of an amendment to this Agreement . <br /> SECTION 8 : HOURS OF WORK <br /> As County Manager, the Employee is expected to maintain office hours, Monday through Friday, 8 : 00 a . m . to <br /> 5000 p . m . Additionally, Employee shall attend all meetings of the Board . It is further agreed and understood <br /> that the position of County Manager is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act <br /> under the Executive Exemption . It is agreed that the Employee may adjust regular work hours and flex time to <br /> account for time beyond the normal workday spent at meetings occurring outside normal office hours as <br /> described above, however, such adjustment shall not interfere with the performance of Employee' s duties . <br /> SECTION 9 : VACATION , HOLIDAYS, and SICK LEAVE <br /> Employee shall have the same holiday schedule as that adopted for all County employees; Employee will <br /> accumulate annual leave and sick leave ( sick leave is accumulated at a flat rate regardless of years of service ) <br /> from the date of initial employment going forward at a rate consistent with employees of the County with <br /> twenty ( 20 ) years' service . It is understood and agreed by the Parties that the leave benefit rate provided to <br /> Employee consistent with a county employee with twenty ( 20 ) years' service shall apply to annual leave only <br /> and shall not apply to , nor be construed as granting Employee, any retirement credit, retirement health or <br /> medical insurance benefit, or longevity pay benefit . <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br />