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WHEREAS, on October 10, 2017, the City Council appraved an Employment Agreement with Aaron Leal as the City Attorney of the City of Dentan by Ordinance No. 2017-293; and WHEREAS, on Navember 27, 2018, the City Council adapted Ordinance 2018-2038, which ardinance amended the Employment Agreement to provide far a salary increase and an extension af the term af said agreement for an additional one (1) year period to October 11, 2020; and WHEREAS, the City Cauncil has campleted its semi-annual performance review far City Attarney Aaron Leal, and the Council desires to approve an increase in the City Attorney's annual Base Salary because of his perfarmance and market equity cancerns; and WHEREAS, the City Council further desires to extend City Attorney Aaran Leal's Emplayment Agreement far an additional ane (1) year period, thereby extending the term of said agreement to October 11, 2021, and City Attarney Leal desires the same; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that appraval af each of the follawing: salary increase and the one (1) year extensian, is in the best interest of the City of Dentan; NOW, THEREFORE, • • • � • ' : •'l� SECTION 1. The recitals and findings contained in the preamble af this Ordinance are incarporated inta the body of this Ordinance. N 2. The City Council hereby appraves an increase in the annual Base Salary af E TIO City Attorney Aaron Leal to $210,000, pursuant ta Sectian 6.B. of the Employment Agreement. SECTION 3. Said salary increase shall be effective as of October 5, 2019. �_m TION _4. The City Council further hereby approves a one (1) yeax extensian of the E City Attorney's Employment Agreement, thereby extending the term af said agreement to October 11, 2021, as reflected in the attached Exhibit 6619� SECTION 5. City expenditures pravided for in the Employment Agreement, including the salary increase appraved herein, are hereby authorized. SECTIONww6. This Ordinance shall became effective immediately upon its passage and approval. _... � ................ .... The motion to approve this Ordinance was made by ������.������ �������� �" and seconded 1���_ ____..��:_���. .. ..................�..________.. by �,�� ����,��a ,���' ���° . The Ordinance was passed and approved by the �� �, �����c�°�v���a,� �,�c�l�. � �' ��.�...n..�m Mayor Chris Watts: Gerard Hudspeth, District 1: Keely G. Briggs, District 2: Jessie Davis District 3: John Ryan, District 4: Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5: Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6: Abstain Absent PASSED AND ��1'����:�"�'t�f� this the ��� �� �• day of _�'����,;,�,�,�' ���` „„����'I���� ������� zu� ����� �� �' � � � P�" ���'�� " � "��� i� �i " a ��w�� ��u„ � '�B� ��a���n �" � � ��i�p�� �k�M � � � �q w . � �orv}� G �� �� ¢P� � V � � � � �v� �,�,� °�"�n� d rsai!� �"' � �^"��'""u�w*u.".�,�v.., ..-........... � ,,, _.., m,,,,�..�,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,�,..... � �� � �����r�� .��`��� v���":� CHRIS�°�,�"��I'�, MAYOR R �4 � � ������ � p.� ��:. � �� ,�rp✓� ��. � q..w^�` e� � � ��i �f °pw ��H p "�d,n �wr� d�q. � .c+'�� �'� II�VA ATTEST: ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY �� �`� � „ �� � .. _.. � ., ��.�_�. � ,. :""� , �"�"� �' ��r��.�,� APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: AARON LEAL, CITY ATTORNEY � �� .�.�.�,��� � W�� � BY: ��' __ ...,��.......... ,�. ... ....�... �° �������������� ................................� Page 2 � � � • • i : ► • ►1 1 1 � 1 1 : . 1 '' ' ' � . '' This Second Amendment to Employment Agreement (this "Second Amendment") is made and entered into this 22°d day of October, 2019 by and between the City of Denton, Texas, a Texas municipal corporation (the 66Employer") and Aaron Leal (the 66Employee"), with the Employer and the Employee sometimes being referenced callectively in this Agreement as the 66Parties," WHE AS, on October 10, 2017, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2017-093, which ordinance appraved the Employee's Employment Agreement ("Employment Agreement99� which is attached as Exhibit 66 A 999 �nd CL WHE AS, on November 27, 2018, the City Council adopted Ordinance 2018-2038, which ardinance amended the Employment Agreement to pravide for a salary increase and an extension of the term of said agreement for an additional one (1) year period to October 11, 2020; and WHEREAS, it is the desire af the Employer to amend the Employment Agreement dated the lOth day of October 2017 and amended November 27, 2018, to provide for a salary increase and an extension of the term of said agreement to October 11, 2021, for an additional one (1) year period; and WHEREAS, the Emplayee alsa desires to amend his Employment Agreement to provide for an additional one (1) year period sa as to cantinue emplayment as the City Attorney of the City of Denton, which is a City Council appointed position; and NOW, THE FO , in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the Parties agree to amend the October 10, 2017 Employment Agreement as follows: 1. Section 1 of the Emplayment Agreement which de�nes 66Initial Term" is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: Initial Term means the four-year periad beginning on the Commencement Date and ending on October 11, 2021, during which this Agreement shall be in full force and effect if not earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. 2. Section 3A of the Employment Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: The Initial Term of this Agreement is four (4) years beginning on the Commencement Date of October 12, 2017 and ending on October 11, 2021. 3. Section 6 of the Employment Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: SECTION 6. SALARY A. For the services rendered as the Employer's City Attorney, the Employer agrees to pay Employee an annual Base Salary of $210,000 and as set year to year by the City Council in future years, payable in installments at the same time as other employees of the Employer are paid. All provisions of the City Charter, City Code, and Council-adopted Rules and Regulations relating to the vacation and sick leave, retirement and pension system contribution, holidays, and other fringe benefits and working conditions as they now exist or hereafter may be amended, shall apply to Employee as they would to other employees of the City, which benefits include health insurance, long-term disability insurance and retirement under the Texas Municipal Retirement System, except that the City will pay Employee's portion of the Texas Municipal Retirement System contribution. The Employee shall accrue sick leave on the same basis as all other employees of the City. 4. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Employment Agreement shall remain valid and subsisting as originally provided, and the Employer and the Employee hereby ratify and confrm the Employment Agreement, as amended hereby. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mayor as duly authorized by the Council and on behalf of the City of Denton, has signed and executed this Second Amendment to the City Attorney's Employment Agreement and the Employee has signed and executed this Second Amendment to the City Attorney's Employment Agreement and, both in duplicate, the day and year first above written. ��„�yy,� .��'.N^�yu.M W�mMM4p��i",�� ,uM9„ � � �� � �""��� ,� � � ""� oo"�� �°�' �, q� � IMB � "4m.w 6�"M.. V '�' w.�m ���o� ..�",�'� ',��,.. � ��"�'�"�" "�` �'°ei� ��.� � � ��� �� ��� ���� � ���� �� � '��� "`�� ATTEST: � �"���������' "" � '� CITY OF DENTON, '��������- �� � � ��� ��„�" . � � .. � �, � � p ��.. p �� ,,,� �' I El� �w°�''�' ��.TTS, MAYOR ��; �` �� ��,.. ,� ..� ....�.�. � ��"�,�, .,��:��� ��.��"�� „�,�" �, ROSA RIOS, C�.'N"'� SECRETARY�� �I��'l�C�� �1;� AND A+�"� � f� 14:�;1� �� �.� ��� ����� � ��,�,��"���������. ��„��,��„.,.,� AARON LEAL CITY ATTORNEY STATE Or T�XAS COUNTY OP DENTON Employment Agreement This Employment Agreement (this "Agreenlent") is made and entercd into this IOth day of October, 2017 by and between the City of Denton, Texas, a Texas inunicipal corporation (the "�mPloyer") and Aaron Leal (the "Employee"), witl�. the Employer and tlle Employee sometimes being referenced collectively in this Agreement as the "Parties." WHEREAS, it is tlie desire of the Council to: (1) secure and retaiii the services of the Employee and to provide inducement for the �rnployee to remain in such employmeni; (2) nnake possible full work productivity by assuring the Employee's niorale and peace of nnind with respect to future security; and (3) act as a deterrent against malfeasance or dishonesty for pei•sonal gain on the part of the Employee; and WI��REAS, the Employee desires to be employcd as City Attorney of said City of Denion, Texas as a Council appoin.tee; and NOW, THEItEFOItE, in consideration of thc mutual covenants hcrein contained, the Parties agree as follows: �i���"I'� �� � . DEFINITIONS In this A�reement, the following words and phrases shall have the followin� meanings: ����� a�l��a�°wy means ihe monetary amount stated in Section 6.A. of this Agreement that the Employee is entitled to as an annual base salary — or, if no longer current, then the monetary amouni ihai ihe Exnployee is currentiy enti[led io as an ar�tmai base salary as approve� by the Counci] — and does not include the value of any other beneft of employinent or other amount. Citv means the City of Denton, Texas. Commencement Date ineans the date on which �mployee reports to work, on October ] 2, 2017. �xtended Term means a��y two-year time period, or any part thereof, durin� which tliis Agreement remains in full force and effect as a result of any automatic renewal of the terms of this Agreement. n means tlie two-year time period beginning on tl�e Comnnencement Date and I,nitial Ten ending on October 1 l, 2019, during which this Agreennent shall be in full force and effect if not earlier terminated in accordance with the provisioils of this Agreement. ,�,m��!��ua��a;� ����a�i�a��oa�; means the Eulployee's: (1) removal by the Council under Section 4 of this Agreement; or (2) the Enlployee's resignaiion upon the Council's reduction or threatencd reduction in the Employec's Salary or other financial benef is in a�reater percentage than a coinciding across-the-board reduction for all City employees. If Employee resigns upon such a reduction, the calculation of the ainount o� any severance pay due and owing under this Agreement shal] be based on the atnount of the Employee's Base Salary immediately before any such reduction. Termmation Date means the date upon which this Agreemeni tenninates under any applica�le provision of this Agreement. "^d;"�i�l �"������r�,r����lac��� means the combined sum of ihe �mployee's Base Salary and il�e monetary value of all other benefits that the Employce is entitled to under 1;his Agreement and otherwise as an Employce of Employer. SECTION 2. DUTIES Employer hereby engages the cinployment services of the �mployee as City Attorney of said Employer to perfonn the fui�ctions and duties specified by the Denton Home Rule City Charter (the "City Charter"), the Code of the City of Denton, Texas (the "City Code"), and all other applicable l�ws, and as outlined in the City of Dcnton's job description as it now exists or as it may exist with future rnodifications by the Counci] and agreed upon by the Employee, and to perform other legally permissiblc and proper duties and functions as �inployer shall from tin�e to time assign. S�CTION 3. TERM A. The Initial Terni of this Agreement is 2 years beginning on the Commencement Date, on October 12, 2017, and ending on October I 1, 20I9. B. This Agreement may be tertninatcd before the expiration of the Initial Term on or before the expiration of any subsequent Extended Ternz by the Employer or the Employee under applicable provisions of this A�reem.ent. If the Employcr tertninates this A�reement, it inust do so either by: (1) following tlze procedures set forth in Section 4 of this A�reeinent; or (2) providin� a notice of non-renewal in accordance with Sectioii 3.C. of this Agreement. The Fmployee may tertninate this Agrcement by providing at least 30 days written notice to the �mployer before the date desi�nated by the Employee for termination. C. Unless the Council — at least 90 days before the expiration of the Initial Term — gives the Employee written notice of non-renewal, tlie terms of tl�is Agreement shall automatically renew for an �xtended Term. Unless the Council — at leasi 90 days before the expiratio�x of any �atended Terin once commenced — gives the Employee written notice of nonrenewal, the teri��s of this A�reement slzall auiomatically renew for an additional �xtended Terni. There is no limitation on ihe number of Extended Terms that may occur. r n r n ����� „��t".�1"�_�, INVOLUNTAI2Y SUSP�NSION/REAZOVAL The Employer may suspend the rmployee prior to any removal of the Eznployee but may not suspend or reduce �iiiployee's salary prior to ef�'ecting ihe hearing and removal provisions of this Section. At least 30 calendar days before any removal shall become effective, the Council shall by a majority vote of its members adopt a preliminary resolution of removal. Employee may reply in v��riting and may require a hearin� at a public meeting of the Council, which shall be held not earlier than 20 calendar days and not later than 30 calendar days after tlie filing of sucl� request. The liearing may be l�eld iii exccutive session, at the option of tlie Council, unless L'mployee requests tlie hcaring be held in open session in accordance with Tex. Go��'t Code §551.074. After such hearin� or public hearing, if one be requested, and after full consideration, the Council by majority vote may adopt a final resolution of removal or reinstatemcnt. This Agrecment shall be deemed to ternninate on the effective datc of a iinal resolution of removal. SECTION 5. SEPARATION AND SEV�RANCE PAY A. Upon Involuntary Separation occurring durin� any term of the Agrcement, the Employee shall be entitled to a lump sum severance payment in an amount not to exceed six (G) month's basc salary and only those benefits paid other non-civil service employees upon termination pursuaut to policy in effect at the time of separation. At the option o1� the �mployee, Employee may take administrative leave with pay for six months during which time �niployee will continue to enjoy Ciiy employment benefits in which he is already enrolled but will not accrue additional vacation or sick leave. Such severance payment shall be ihe sole remedy of �mployee and acceptance sliall constitute a waiver of existing claims Employee may have wliich may arise by virtue of employment with or resignation or removal from the City, including, without limitation, any claims a�ainst the City, its ofiicers and employees, agents, affiliates and subsidiaries including, but not limited to, breach of eontract, to�, First a.„d Fo�:rieenth A�nendmPnt to the U.S. Constitution, 42 C1.S,C, Section 1983, and any and all other claims wl�ich might arise under local, state, or federal fair employment praclices or employment benefit laws, workers' compensation law, rights and claims arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Texas Payday & Whistleblower Laws, Ti(le VII of thc Civil Rights Act, tl�e Americans with Disabilities Act, and tl�e Te�:as Cominission on Human Ri�his Act. B. Notwithstanding Section S.A. or any othcr provision of this Agreement, the �inployer shall not be obligated to pay and the Employec shall not be entitled to receive any amount as severat�ce paymenY if the Employee's separation from employ�nent is duc to the Employee's committing an act involving: (1) moral turpitude; (2) an illegal act(s) resultin� in personal gain to tlie �mployee; or (3) conviction of a felony or Class A inisdeialeanor. C. Neither this Section 5, nor any otber provision to this Agreement, shall be construed to ent�itle Employcc to a lump sum severance payineni in thc event or: (1) .� �w r n Employee's voluniary and unilateral resignation of ihe position prior to the end date of any term of the A�reement, pursuant to the terms of Section 3.B., above; (2) agreed rescission of the Agreement prior to the end date specified for any term of Agrcement, under negotiaied tenns mutually a�reeable to Employer and Employee; or (3) no�t-renewal of the A�reement by either party, upon cxpiration of any ienn of Agreement, conditioned, however, upon the non-renewing party providing the other party with not less than ihirty (30) days advance written notice of non-renewal. SECTION�„6. SALARY A. For the services rendered as the Employer's City Attorney, the Employer agrees to pay Employee an annual Base Salary of $182,800 a�id as set yeaz to year by the City Council in future years, payable in installments ai the same time as otl�er employees of the Employer are paid. All provisions of the City Charter, City Code, and Council- adopted Rules and Regulations rclating io the vacation and sick leave, retirement and pension system contribution, holidays, and other fringe benef is and working conditions as ihey now exist or hereafter may be amended, shall apply to Employee as ihey would to other employces of the City, which beneiits include health insurancc, long-term disability insurance and retirement under the Texas Municipal Retirement System. Cmployee shall accrue vacation aad sick leave on the same basis as all oiher employees of the City. B. In addition, Employer agrees to increase the Employee's Salary and/or other employmeni benefits to such extent as the Councal may deterniine within the approved budget ihat it is desirable to do so on the basis of an annual performance review of the �znployce nnade at the same time as similar consideration is given other Council appointees. SECTION 7. AUTOMOBILE The Employee is required to bc on call for 24-hour service, so therefore, must have access to a vehicle for City business. Employer shall grant to the �mployee a car allowance of $600 per month for providing such vehicle. The Employee shall be responsible for the purchase maintenance, insuraiice, taxes, etc. for said vehicle. Tlze xnonthly allowance will be considered for increase during ihe performance evaluation process. The Employer also a�rees io reimburse Employee for mileage outside a 50-mile radius of the City of Denton associated with City business at the current IRS rate for mileage reimbursement in accordance with the then current City Travel Reimbursement Aolicy for City einployees with car allowances. SECTION S. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION A. The Council shall review and eva�uate the perfonnance of tlie �mployee at least once annually during the time set aside each year for the perforznance review of other Cauncil appointees. Said review and evaluation shall be in accordance with specific criteria developed jointly by �inployee and Employer. Said criteria may be added to or deleted from as the Council and I-;mployee shall agree. B. Annually, the Council and �mployee shall def ne such goals and perfoimance objectives whicl� they determine nccessary for the proper operation of the City aiid in the attainment of the Council's policy objectives and shall further establish a relative priority among those various goals and objectives. ����."�"���� �. HOURS OF WORK It is recognized by both Employer and �mployee that the duiies of City Attorney require a great deal of time outside of normal office liours. It is also recognized by the Parties that Employee is required to dcvote the amount of time and energy necessary to carcy out those duties with ihe highest amount of professionalism possible. That being the case, the Parties recognize that �mployee may choose to take personal tin�e off during business hours when ii is appropriate and when the Ennployee's duties allow. Although this personal iime off is not considered vacation, neither is it to be considered as compensatory time for time spent by Employee in carrying out the Employee's duties outside of nonnal office hours, as the Parties agree that the Employee inust devote the amount of time necessary to fulfill those duties. The Council will consider the �mployee's use of personal time off during the performance evaluation. �����''"1 ���i� �.�1. OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES �mployee is entitled to devote whatever amount of tinne the �mployee feels is appropriate under the circumstances to the pursuit of teaching, counseling, consulting, writing or other non-employer connected business outside of normal business hours of the �mployer, provided that this does not conflict or interfere with the Employee's duties as City Aitorney, and provided that Employee first notifies ihe Council Appointee Performance Review Committee ihat the Employee intends io engage in such activity, including the amount of time the Employee intends to devote to this aciivity and the �mployee's engagement in the activity is approved by the Chair of the Commiitee. Any membership on a Corporate Board shall also require notice to the Council Appoint�� Performan�e R�view Cominittee be approved by !he rhair. ����`�"��l� � �. RL1'IREMENT A. Employer agrccs to cxecutc all iieccssary agreements provided by ihe lnternational City/Council Managemcnt Association — Retirement Corporation (ICMA-RC) for �mployee's parlicipation in said ICMA-RC retirement plans. Employer further a�rees to contribute a totaI of G% of Employee's I3ase Salary to ICMA-RC's 457 pinn. All sums contributed to said plan shall be in addiiion to Employee's Base Salary. Exnployer also agrees to allow Ei��ployee to contribute whatever portion of the Employee's Base Salary the �mployee nzay dcenn appropriate to said p1Ai1, including "catch up" provisions. B. Enaployer a�rees to pay the perccntage of the cost of rmployee's participation in ihe TMRS retirexnent program, in accordance with Linployer's current policy for otlier executive-level einployces. C. lf the Employee retires pursuaiit to a qualifed retirement plan, or is permaneiitly disabled during the tenn of this A�reement, the Employee shall be compensatcd for vacation leave, liolidays, and other benefits tllen accrucd or credited to the Lmployee in accordance with Employcr's current policies for compensatio�i for these benefits, and, at the Employee's option, shall be permitted to continue to participate in the Cit��'s health insurance plan on the same basis as other retirees from the City are permitted to do so, or, if such other retirees are not permitted to do so, at the cost of the Employee. �a�+",�"�'��l�d � �;, DUES, M�MBERSffiPS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS Employer agrees to budget and to pay for the professional dues, memberships and subscriptions of Employee necessary for the Employee's contiz�uation of full pafticipation in national, regional, state and local associations and or�anizations necessary azid desirable for the Employee's continued professional participation, growth and adva.ncement as City Attorney, and for the good of the Employer in amounts that are approved by the Council in the annual budget of the City of Denton. SECTION 13. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Employer hereby agrces to bud�et for and to pay the full travel, participation, and subsistence expenses of �mployee for professional and official travel, meetings ai�d occasions adequate to continue the professional development of Employee, and to adequat�ly pursue necessary official and other functions for Employer, includin� but not limited to the Texas Municipal League, and other such national, regional, state and local groups and committees thereof which Employee serves as a member in the ainounts approved by the Council in the annual budget for the City of Denton. ��+,i'�"��1"� ��. BONDING Employer shall bcar the full cost of any fidelity or other bonds that may be required of the �mployee under any law or ordinance. ���K('m�°:"M`����' i�. OTIiER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYM�NT A. The Couticil, upon recommendation of the Council Appointee Performance Review Committee and in consultation with the Lmployee, shall fix any such other terms and conditions of employment as it may determine from time to tiine, relating to tlie perfom�ance of �ruployee, provided such tenns and conditions are not inconsistent with or in conilici with the provisions of thzs Agreement, the City Charter or any other law, and are memorializcd by a wzitten ainendment to this Agreement. B. All provisions of ihe Ciiy Cliarter and City Code, and regulations and rules of the rmploycr relating to vacatiou and sick lcave, retiremeni and pension system contributions, holiday, and other frin�e benefits and working conditions as they now exist or 1�ereafYer may be amended, also shall apply to Employee as they would to other employees of the Employer in addition to said benefts enumerated specif cally for the benefit of Employee. S�CT10N 16. GENERAL PROVISIONS A. The text herein shall constitute tlxe eniire agreement between the Parlies. B. If any provision, or any partion, thereof, contained in this Agreement is held unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreennent, or portion thereof, shall be deeined severable, shall noi be affected and shall remain in force and effect. C. The venue of any litigation involving this Agreement shall be in a court of competent jurisdiction sittiiig in Denton County, Texas. SF.CTION ] 7. APPROPRIATIONS The Employer agrees that it will �y��a,�c��riate, set aside and encumbcr funds of the City in an annount sufficient to fund and pay all imancial obligations of the City pursuant to this Agreenzent, including, but not limited to, the severance pay salary and benefts set forth and described herein. SE,CTION_18. EFFECTIVE DATE This Agreement shall take effecl an (�r -i7� b� X I�- , 20�2• IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mayor as duly authorized by the Council and on belialf of the City of Denton, has signed and executed this Agreement and the Erzxployee has signed and executed this Agreement, both in duplicate, the day and year first above written. CITY OP �m"��'�1`�" . . � TEXAS ��� � � ���p . w. .�� � ' �' ____.� m��.� :�..�.�.� � ...W..,�. ..�.��� _...._.__... ... CHRIS WATTS, MAYOR A'I"i'EST: � . ,. � ��''� �✓...��.�'° ���.C�.,�°�'.��� � �°''A _ ,��: ����'n� WALTERS, CITY �L.�'�����"J"ARY � �' � ! � : � ♦ ..'� � : .. � .,��. � • • � � # ,�������)�i�.���ANDACCEPTED �, �� � l` M' �,,� { �Y�Vr ,��. ���1 �r'"`�'���^`"°�,�_.._ ��^_' ��.. ..... ;... . ,� �... � e'�.J�'h��.�,�� ��AI. . __..T... .. ....