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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: November 20, 2012
Action Agenda
Item No. 5-o
SUBJECT: Amending the County Manager's Employment Contract
DEPARTMENT: County Attorney PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Roberts, 245-2318
Third Employment Agreement
Amendment
PURPOSE: To amend the County Manager's employment contract to allow for an amended
hire date and a travel allowance.
BACKGROUND: The County Manager's annual review was conducted by the Board of County
Commissioners on October 23, 2012. The attached amendment to the Manager's employment
agreement reflects the changes requested by Board of Commissioners. Those changes involve
granting the Manager an annual travel allowance of $6,000 and amending the Manager's hire
date to June 15, 2009.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: $6,000 annually for the travel allowance.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Attorney recommends the Board approve the amended
contract.
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ORANGE COUNTY
THIRD EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
NORTH CAROLINA
THIS AMENDMENT, made and entered into this the 20th day of November, 2012, by and between the
County of Orange, a body politic and corporate of the State of North Carolina, hereinafter called
"County", party of the first part, and Frank W. Clifton Jr. hereinafter called "Employee", party of the
second part:
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the County and Employee entered into an Employment Agreement dated October 6, 2009,
for the management of the general operations of the County government;and
WHEREAS, the Employment Agreement was first Amended on the 19th day of October, 2010
(hereinafter"Amended Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Amended Agreement was again amended on the 5th day of December 2011; and
WHEREAS,the County and Employee (the "Parties") desire to amend the Amended Agreement a third
time,while keeping in effect all terms and conditions of the Amended Agreement not inconsistent with
the terms and conditions set forth below.
NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements made herein, the
parties agree to amend the Amended Agreement as follows:
SECTION 2:TERM
Section 2 is amended by adding the following sentence to Subsection A:
For retirement purposes Employee's date of full-time employment is amended to reflect a hire date of
June 15, 2009.
SECTION 10: OTHER BENEFITS
Section 10 is amended by adding the following sentence:
Employee shall receive a travel allowance of$500.00 per month.
Except for the changes made to Sections 2A and 10 herein, the Amended Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect to the extent it is not inconsistent with this Amendment. In the event there is a
conflict between the terms of the Amended Agreement and the terms of this Amendment, this
Amendment shall control.
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by the parties hereto, as of the date
first above written.
SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW
COUNTY EMPLOYEE
BY:
Bernadette Pellissier Frank W. Clifton Jr.
Chair, Board of County Commissioners
ATTEST:
CLERK:
[SEAL] Donna Baker
This instrument has been pre-audited in the manner required by the Local Government Budget and
Fiscal Control Act.
Finance Director