HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-076 Employment Agrmt - Holderness
CITY OF ASHLAND
Employment Agreement
Police Chief
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this (/"" day of February 2007 by and
between the City of Ashland ("City") and Terry Holderness ("Employee").
R E C I TAL S:
A. City desires to employ the services of Employee as Police Chief of the City of
Ashland; and
B. It is the desire of the City to establish certain conditions of employment for
Employee; and
C. It is the desire of the City to (1) secure and retain the services of Employee and to
provide inducement for Employee to remain in such employment, (2) to make
possible full work productivity by assuring Employee's 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 Employee; and (4) to provide a just
means for terminating Employee's services at such time as Employee may be
unable fully to discharge Employee's duties due to disability or when City may
otherwise desire to terminate Employee's services; and
D. Employee desires to accept employment as Police Chief of City of Ashland, and to
begin his employment on April 9, 2007.
City and Employee agree as follows:
Section 1. Duties.
The city hereby agrees to employ Terry Holderness as the Police Chief of the City to
perform the functions and duties specified in City ordinances, and the job description
attached as Exhibit A and to perform such other legally and ethically permissible and
proper duties and functions as the City Council shall from time to time assign. The Police
Chief shall devote full time to the performance of his duties. The Police Chief may hold
outside employment so long as it does not impact the ability of the Police Chief to
effectively perform his duties.
Section 2. Term.
A. Nothing in this agreement shall prevent, limit, or otherwise interfere with the right of
the Mayor, with the consent of the City Council in accordance with the City Charter, from
terminating the services of the Police Chief at any time, subject only to the provisions set
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B. Employee agrees to remain in the.employ of City until April 9, 2009, and, except as
set forth in Section 1, neither to accept other employment nor to become employed by any
other employer until this termination date, unless the termination date is affected as
otherwise provided in this agreement. This provision shall not restrict Employee from using
vacation or personal leave for teaching, consulting or other activities provided these
activities do not conflict with the regular duties of the Employee.
C. In the event written notice is not given by either party to terminate this agreement at
least ninety (90) days prior to the termination date, this agreement shall be extended for
successive two-year periods on the same terms and conditions as provided herein.
D. In the event Employee wishes to voluntarily resign the position during the term of
this agreement, Employee shall be required to give the City six weeks written notice of
such intention, unless such notice is waived by the City Administrator with the approval of
the Mayor and City Council. Employee will cooperate in every way with the smooth and
normal transfer to the newly appointed individual.
E. Employee must meet all of the certification requirements for a Chief of Police in
Oregon as required by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST)
as outlined in OAR 259-008-0076 and OAR 259-008-0010. Failure to meet those
standards shall automatically terminate this contract, and the employee will not be eligible
for the severance provisions outlined in Section 11 of this contract.
Section 3. Salary.
Beginning April 2, 2007, City agrees to pay Employee a monthly salary at Step C. of the
salary schedule ($7,694) payable at the same time and in the same manner as other
employees of the City are paid. The Employee shall be eligible for an increase to step D of
the salary schedule ($7,999) upon completion of a satisfactory evaluation 6 months after
start date. In addition, City agrees to annually increase the monthly salary and/or benefits
in the same percentage as may be accorded other department heads.
Section 4. Performance Evaluation.
The City Administrator shall review and evaluate the performance of the employee at least
once annually.
Section 5. Hours of Work.
It is recognized that Employee must devote a great deal of time outside the normal office
hours to business of the City, and to that end Employee will be allowed to take
compensatory time off as Employee shall deem appropriate during normal office hours, so
long as the business of the department is not adversely affected. Work in excess of an
average of forty (40) hours per week is deemed part of the professional responsibility for
which the Employee shall not be paid overtime but for which he shall receive a minimum of
five (5) days of administrative leave each year. Employee will receive additional
administrative leave if granted by the City Council in the Management Resolution adopted
each year.
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Section 6. Automobile.
Employee's duties require that Employee shall have the exclusive use at all times
during employment with the City of an automobile to carry out the business of the City.
The City shall either provide use of a City owned vehicle or an automobile allowance of
$350/month for the use of said automobile for travel. If Employee elects to use the
automobile allowance, Employee shall be responsible for paying for insurance,
operation, maintenance and repairs of the vehicle.
Section 7. Health, Welfare and Retirement.
Except as modified by this agreement, Employee shall be entitled to receive the same
retirement, vacation and sick leave benefits, holidays, and other fringe benefits and
working conditions as they now exist or may be amended in the future, as apply to any
other department head, in addition to any benefits enumerated specifically for the benefit of
Employee as provided in this agreement.
With respect to vacation benefits, the Employee will initially accrue vacation leave with pay
at the rate of ten and 2/3rds (10.67) hours per month. Employee shall continue to accrue
vacation time at this rate until longevity would afford Employee a higher vacation accrual in
accordance with the Management Resolution. Afterward, Employee will accrue additional
vacation hours at the same rate as City Department Heads. In addition, the City will credit
ten (10) days of vacation leave to his account upon employment, which shall be in addition
to the vacation time he would otherwise accrue as a City Employee.
Section 8. Dues and Subscriptions.
City agrees to budget and to pay for the professional dues and subscriptions of Employee
necessary for the continuation and full participation in national, regional, state and local
associations and organizations necessary and desirable for Employee's continued
professional participation, growth and advancement, and for the good of the City.
Section 9. Professional Development.
A. . The City hereby agrees to annually budget and allocate sufficient funds to pay the
expenses of the Police Chiefs necessary travel and living expenses to represent the City at
conferences or meetings of national and state committees or commissions upon which the
Police Chief serves as a member, said membership on said state commissions or
committees being subject to the approval of the City Administrator, and for such other
official meetings or travel as are reasonably necessary for the professional advancement of
the Police Chief as approved by the City Administrator
B. City also agrees to budget and to pay for the travel and subsistence expenses of
Employee for short courses, institutes and seminars that are necessary for his professional
development and for the good of the City.
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Section 10. Professional Liability.
The City agrees that it shall defend, hold harmless, and indemnify the Police Chief from all
demands, claims, suits, actions, errors, or other omissions in legal proceedings brought
against the Police Chief in his individual capacity or in his official capacity, provided the
incident arose while the Police Chief was acting within the scope of his employment. If in
the good faith opinion of the Police Chief, conflict exists as regards to the defense of any
such claim between the legal position of the City and the Police Chief, the Police Chief may
engage counsel, in which event, the City shall indemnify the Police Chief for the cost of
legal counsel.
Section 11. Severance Pay.
A. In the event of the involuntary termination of the Police Chief during the term of this
agreement, or a successor agreement, he shall be entitled to receive a lump sum payment
equal to six (6) months aggregate salary and benefits. Termination by the City, as used in
this paragraph, means the Police Chiefs discharge or dismissal by the Mayor with consent
of the City Councilor the Police Chiefs resignation following a salary reduction greater in
percentage than an across-the-board reduction for all city employees, or the Police Chiefs
resignation following a formal request to him by the City Council that he resign. Said sum
shall be paid to the Police Chief within thirty (30) days of the next regular council meeting
after said termination.
B. In the event Employee is terminated because of his conviction of any crime involving
moral turpitude or illegal act involving personal gain to him, then, in that event, City shall
have no obligation to pay the aggregate severance sum designated in Section 11.A.
Section 12. Other Terms and Conditions of Employment.
City shall, by amendments to this agreement, fix such other terms and conditions of
employment, from time to time, as it may determine, relating to the performance by
Employee with the agreement of Employee, provided such terms and conditions are not
inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this agreement.
Section 13: Moving and Relocation Expenses
The City will pay expenses associated with moving Employee's household from California
to Ashland in an amount not to exceed $10,000. Moving expenses include packing,
moving, storage costs, unpacking, and insurance charges for moving and storing
Employee's household goods. Moving expenses also include actual lodging and meal
expenses and mileage costs for moving two personal automobiles and shall be reimbursed
at the current IRS allowable rate while the employee is in transit. Moving expenses shall
also include actual lodging, meal expenses, and mileage (or airfare) for up to two visits to
Ashland for the Employee and family for the purpose of securing a permanent residence.
Finally, moving expenses include the actual costs for employee of securing temporary
housing, prior to moving into permanent housing, for up to two months.
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Section 14. Severability. If any part, term, or provision of this agreement is held by the
courts to be illegal or in conflict with the laws of the State of Oregon, the validity of the
remaining portions of the agreement shall not be affected and the rights and obligations of
the parties shall be construed and enforced as if the agreement did not contain the
particular part, term, or provision.
Section 15. PERS Pick-up. Employee contributions to the Public Employees' Retirement
system (PERS) shall be "picked up" by the City. Employee shall not have the option of
receiving money designated for retirement contributions and directly making the
contribution to PERS. Employee's reported salary for tax purposes shall be reduced by the
amount of the employee's contribution to PERS.
Dated this L of 16~. 20J~
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Barbara Christensen, City Recorder
Accepted this N day of February 2007.
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Terry Hol erness
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