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With respect to the Deputy County Attorney and Assistant County Attorney, their new <br />contracts were approved on April 13, 2010, treating them like all other County employees, <br />except they can be terminated at will upon 30 days notice, without the progressive disciplinary <br />process, and if they are terminated without cause, they will receive severance based on one <br />month of salary for each completed two years of service, with a cap of four months salary for the <br />Deputy County Attorney, and three months salary for the Assistant County Attorney. <br />With respect to the Assistant County Administrator, the existing individual has a contract <br />that runs through February 2011, follows the template of the Deputy and the Assistant County <br />Attorneys, provides for termination at will upon 30 days notice, receives severance based on one <br />month of salary for each one year served up to six months, and pays in full upon termination for <br />unused vacation and sick time. <br />Discussion ensued among the Board regarding the need for certain contracts, termination, <br />grandfathering, parity, criteria as to who should have a contract with the County, why certain <br />contracts came into existence, employee property rights, and fairness. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Davis, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner Flescher, that at the time <br />of contract renewal, the Assistant County Administrator <br />be offered the same contract that was approved for the <br />Deputy County Attorney. <br />Commissioner Wheeler said he would support the Motion if this would end contracts. <br />Joseph Paladin, Black Swan Consulting, felt that if the contracts were negotiated and the <br />individual accepted the position based on the contract negotiation and what was offered, then <br />consideration should be given for both the Assistant County Administrator and the Deputy <br />County Attorney. <br />20 <br />May 18, 2010 <br />