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Insurance; K. Procedures; L. Fiscal Reports; and P. <br />Discretion, with the DELETION of the first sentence from <br />P. <br />The Chairman CALLED THE QUESTION, and the <br />Amended Motion carried unanimously. <br />13.B. DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY AND ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY <br />EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS (DEFERRED FROM APRIL 6, 2010 AGENDA) <br />Attorney Polackwich reviewed the memorandum of March 24, 2010 to provide a <br />synopsis of the proposed changes made to the employment agreements for the Deputy and <br />Assistant County Attorneys, pursuant to a Board directive issued on January 19, 2010 for him to <br />review and make recommendations on the contracts. He thereafter presented staff's <br />recommendation of the proposed contract form, the Deputy/Assistant County Attorney <br />Employment Agreement, as presented on pages 88-91 of the backup. <br />Commissioner Wheeler presented arguments opposing the concept of employment <br />contracts, unless they reflect terms similar to those in Attorney Polackwich's contract, or if the <br />severance package is capped at thirty (30) days. <br />Attorney Polackwich, responding to Commissioners' questions, divulged that under the <br />existing contract, the Deputy County Attorney would be going into his seventh year of <br />employment, and would be eligible for approximately $72,000 in severance dollars. He said that <br />under the proposed contract, the Deputy County Attorney's severance would cap out to a <br />maximum of four months' pay at the eighth year, at a cost of approximately $50,000, but would <br />not escalate in the future. <br />Commissioner Flescher objected to the severance amounts in both contracts, preferring <br />the employees to have property rights, rather than severance payments. <br />16 <br />April 13, 2010 <br />