CITY ATTORNEY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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CITY ATTORNEY
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this ~~~
day of August,
1994, by and between the CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, a municipal corporation,
hereinafter called "City," and PAMELA AKIN, hereinafter called "Employee."
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the City employed the services of the Employee in a public meeting
on August 29, 1994, to serve as City Attorney; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Commission to provide certain
benefits, establish certain conditions of employment, and set working conditions
of the Employee; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Commission: (1) to secure and retain
the services of the Employee and to provide inducement for her to remain in such
employment; (2) to make possible full work productivity by assuring the
Employee1s morale and peace of mind with respect to future security; (3) to act
as a deterrent against malfeasance or dishonesty for personal gain on the part
of the Employee, and (4) to provide a just means for terminating the Employee's
services; now, therefore,
In consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties
agree as follows:
Section 1. Duties and Responsibilities.
A. The Employee agrees to serve as City Attorney of Clearwater and to
fulfill the duties of that office as set forth in the City Code and the City
Charter, as they may be amended from time to time.
B. The Employee agrees to remain in the exclusive employ of the City and
shall not engage in any other employment or business activity without specific
r!i!-; ~proval of the City Commission.
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Section 2. Term.
A. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent, limit or otherwise interfere
with the right of the City Commission to terminate the services of the Employee
at any time in accordance with the applicable provisions of the City Charter, as
it may be amended from time to time.
B. Noth i ng in th i s Agreement sha 11 prevent, 1 i mi t or otherwi se interfere
with the right of the Employee to resign at any time.
C. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to establish a fixed
time or fixed term of office.
Section 3. Termination and Severance Pay.
A. In the event the Employee is terminated by the City Commission during
such time that the Employee is willing and able to perform the duties of City
Attorney, then in that event the City agrees to pay the Employee on the last day
of her employment a lump sum cash payment equal to three (3) months aggregate
salary and all accumulated and unused vacation time and floating holidays of the
Employee.
1. Termination of the Employee's employment by the City within
the meaning of Section 3A of this Agreement shall mean any formal action
by the City Commission requesting that she resign or dismissing her from
her employment with the City.
The Emp 1 oyee may elect to treat as
termination of her employment by the City within the meaning of Section 3A
of this Agreement any other action of the City Commission which eliminates
or reduces any of the benefits or prerogatives to which the Employee is
entitled under this Employment Agreement, the City Charter, or the City
Code of Ordinances or the status or role of the City Attorney as defined
in the Charter, or whose purpose is to induce the Employee to terminate
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her employment with the City.
2. In the event that the Employee is beset with any chronic,
debilitating illness or injury which prevents the Employee from
undertaking or performing her responsibilities, then in that event the
Employee may resign her position with payment of severance pay equivalent
to three (3) months I aggregate sa 1 ary and all accumu 1 ated and unused
vacation time and floating holidays as of the date of termination.
3. Aggregate salary as used in this section shall include the
compensation and retirement provided for in Section 4, A and B.
B. In the event the Employee is terminated because of conviction of any
illegal act involving personal gain to herself or conviction of a felony, the
City shall have no obligation to pay the aggregate severance benefits described
in Section 3A.
C. The City specifically agrees that, because the City Attorney is a
full-time employee of the City, its sole remedy for any error, omission,
negligence or the like of the Employee is termination of her employment.
D. In the event the Employee voluntarily resigns her position with the
City, then the Employee shall inform the City in writing and shall give the City
two (2) months's notice in advance, unless the parties otherwise agree.
E. This Agreement shall be terminated by the death of the Employee as
of the date of death. In the event of the Employee's death, the City shall pay
a designated beneficiary of the Employee or her estate all accrued compensation
due the Employee under this Agreement within ten (10) working days of the
Employee's death.
Section 4. Salary, Retirement, Vehicle, and Other Benefits.
A. The City agrees to pay the Employee for her services pursuant hereto
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an annual base salary of $80,000 payable in biweekly installments, beginning
October 3, 1994, with an interim review of salary and benefits in March, 1995,
and annually in September each year thereafter.
B. The City agrees to contribute an amount equal to 6% of the Employee1s
annual base salary to the City-sponsored deferred compensation program.
C. The City agrees to provide the Employee other and additional
employment benefits enjoyed by City SAMP employees, including but not limited to
such benefits as holiday and vacation leave and health, hospitalization, life and
accident insurance. The Employee will be allowed 10 days of sick leave per year
and will be allowed to accumulate sick leave up to a maximum of 975 hours.
D. The City agrees to budget and pay the dues and subscriptions of the
Employee necessary for full participation in national, regional, state, and local
associations and organizations necessary and desirable for the good of the City.
E. The City hereby agrees to budget and pay the travel and subsistence
expenses of the Employee for professional and official travel.
F. The Employee shall establish residency within the City within one
year of appointment to the City Attorney position. The City shall pay all direct
moving expenses related to the moving and relocation of the Employee's family.
Section 5. Performance Evaluation.
A. The City Commission shall review and evaluate the performance of the
Employee at least once annually in accordance with the City Charter. Said review
and evaluation shall be in accordance with specific criteria developed jointly
by the City Commission and the Employee. Said criteria may be added or deleted
as the City Commission may from time to time determine in consultation with the
Employee. Further, the City Commission shall provide the Employee with a written
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summary of the findings of the evaluation and shall provide for the Employee to
discuss the evaluation with the City Commission.
B. Annually, the City Commission and the Employee shall define such
goals and performance objectives that they determine necessary for the proper
operation of the Legal Department and in the attainment of the City Commission1s
policy objectives and shall further establish a relative priority among those
various goals and objectives, said goals and objectives to be reduced to writing.
They shall generally be attainable within the time limitations as specified and
the annual operating and capital budgets and appropriations provided.
C. In effecting the provisions of this section, the City Commission, the
City and the Employee mutually agree to abide by the provisions of the City
Charter.
Section 6. Other Terms and Conditions of Employment.
A. The City Commission shall fix any such other terms and conditions of
employment as it may determined from time to time relating to the performance of
the Employee, provided such terms and conditions are not inconsistent with or in
conflict with the provisions of this Agreement, the City Charter or any other
law.
Section 7. General Provisions.
A. The Members of the City Commission and the Employee agree to work in
a spirit of open communication and cooperation, in an atmosphere of mutual trust
and support to attain shared goals.
B. The language of the City Charter, as it may be amended from time to
time, with regard to the powers and duties of the City Attorney is incorporated
herein by reference. The text herein, including the aforesaid provisions of the
City Charter and the City Code, shall constitute the entire agreement between the
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parties.
C. This Employment Agreement shall become effective as of October 3,
1994, and shall inure to the benefit of the Employee and the executors and the
heirs at law of the Employee.
D. If any provision or any portion thereof contained in this Agreement
is held to be unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable, the remainder of this
Agreement or portion thereof, shall be deemed severable, shall not be affected,
and shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed this
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day of August, 1994.
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
By:
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Eliza th M. eptula
City anager
ita Garvey
Mayor-Commissioner
Attest:
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Clerk
WITNESSES:
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Pamela K. Akin
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