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<br /> CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE
<br /> J . R . SMITH , CLERK
<br /> Administrative Policy Manual ("Behavior of Employees"). The County Attorney shall notify the
<br /> Board of County Commissioners within three days of being formally charged by law
<br /> enforcement, the State Attorney, the Florida Bar, or any other such entity, with conduct violating
<br /> the rules, standards or laws set forth above.
<br /> 5 . Salary. The County Attorney shall be paid an annual salary of One Hundred and Forty
<br /> Thousand Dollars ($ 140,000 . 00), payable in 26 bi-weekly payments of Five Thousand Three
<br /> Hundred Eighty Four and 62/ 100 Dollars ($5 ,384 . 62), adjusted for required deductions . The
<br /> CountyAttorney' s sal shall be increased b an er d or cost-of-livin increases anted to
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<br /> other full-time, non-contract employees of the County; provided, however, that such increase
<br /> shall not take effect earlier than six months after the Commencement Date, for increases
<br /> occurring during the initial term, or earlier than six months after the annual anniversary date, for
<br /> increases occurring during a renewal term.
<br /> 6 . Benefits. Except as modified herein, the County Attorney shall receive the same benefits
<br /> as are available to full-time, non-contract employees of the County. In addition, (a) the County
<br /> Attorney shall receive fifteen days of vacation annually, calculated from the Commencement
<br /> Date or the annual anniversary date of employment; provided, however, that if the County
<br /> Attorney' s employment terminates for any reason at a time when the County Attorney has taken
<br /> more vacation days than have accrued at the rate of 9 .375 hours per month, the County Attorney
<br /> shall reimburse the County for the overused vacation days, which amount may be deducted from
<br /> the County Attorney' s final paycheck(s), (b) the County shall pay a car allowance in the standard
<br /> amount for senior County employees receiving a car allowance, (c) the County shall pay for the
<br /> cost of Continuing Legal Education necessary for the County Attorney to maintain good standing
<br /> in the Florida Bar, or to maintain legal specuiedtyi certification(s), or otherwise as determined
<br /> necessary and appropriate by the County Attorney to ,perform the duties set forth herein. The
<br /> cost of Continuing Legal Education shall include travel, lodging and expenses, in accordance
<br /> with § 112 . 061 , Florida Statutes, (d) the County shall pay the County Attorney' s Florida Bar dues
<br /> (including section fees), Indian River County Bar Association dues, and Florida Bar certification
<br /> or recertification fees, and (e) the County Attorney shall be included in the "Senior Management
<br /> Service Class" of the Florida Retirement System.
<br /> 7 . Renewal. This Agreement is not a continuing contract and shall not automatically renew
<br /> upon expiration of the initial or any subsequent term; rather, this Agreement shall only be
<br /> renewed by execution of a renewal agreement by both parties. Each year, the County Attorney
<br /> shall schedule the renewal of his/her employment agreement as an item for consideration by the
<br /> Board of County Commissioners at a meeting to be held no later than 30 days prior to expiration
<br /> of the then-existing term of the agreement.
<br /> 8 . Termination .
<br /> A. Either party may terminate this Agreement for any reason upon 30 days written notice
<br /> to the other party. Upon termination, expiration or non-renewal of this Agreement for any
<br /> reason, the County shall not be obligated to pay, and the County Attorney waives any right to
<br /> receive payment for, any unused, accrued vacation or sick time, any severance payment, any
<br /> health insurance premiums, or any other form of payments, other than payment of salary through
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