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RESOLUTION NO. 19-91
A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
APPOINTING LESLIE M. JONES, II AS CITY MANAGER
OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the Town of Los Altos
Hills, County of Santa Clara, State of California, that:
Section 1. Leslie M. Jones, II is hereby appointed as the
City Manager of the Town of Los Altos Hills, commencing as of
June 17, 1991, on the terms and conditions set out in Exhibit A
attached hereto.
Section 2 . The City Council has read and considered that
Agreement of Employment, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit A, and hereby directs the Mayor, on behalf of the Town of
Los Altos Hills, to enter into said agreement with Leslie M.
Jones, II as City Manager.
Passed and adopted this 15th day of May, 1991.
By:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City lerk
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AGREEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT
This Agreement of Employment is made and entered into this
15thday of May, 1991, by and between the Town of Los Altos Hills
("Town") , a municipal corporation of the State of California and
Leslie M. Jones II, 1882 Olamar Way, San Diego, California 92139
("Jones") .
RECITALS
1. Town desires to enter into an agreement with Jones for
Jones to serve as City Manager for the Town of Los Altos Hills.
2 . Town and Jones agree that Jones has the necessary
experience and skills to do the work required by the position of
City Manager.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual covenants,
Town and Jones do hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Status as Employee. Jones shall be employed
as City Manager to perform the duties and responsibilities and
exercise the authority of the City Manager, as set forth in
Chapter 3 of Title 2 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code, and
to perform other duties as may be assigned by the City Council,
in accordance with the terms and conditions set out herein.
Section 2. Term. The employment of Jones as City
Manager shall commence on the 17th day of June, 1991, and shall
run until Jones's employment is terminated by Town or Jones, as
set forth below.
Section 3. Termination. Either party, upon two (2)
weeks written notice to the other party, shall have the right,
with or without cause, to terminate this Agreement.
Upon the termination of this Agreement, all rights of the
parties shall terminate, except as provided for in Section 11,
below, if Town terminates this Agreement, and except for
compensation due for services rendered prior to termination.
Section 4 . Base Salary. As full and complete
compensation for his employment, Town shall payer Jones Six
Thousand and no/100ths Dollars ($6, 000. 00) per calendar month.
This amount shall be adjusted whenever a cost. of living salary
adjustment is granted to Town's employees, except that the cost
of living salary adjustment which is to become effective on or
about July 1, 1991, shall not be used to adjust this monthly
compensation. The compensation for the first and last months
during which Jones is employed as City Manager shall be prorated
to correspond to the length of time during the month that Jones
is employed by Town.
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Section 5. Benefits. Benefits allowed to Jones in the
course of his employment shall be as follows:
5. 1 Health and Dental insurance coverage for the City
Manager and dependents shall be paid by Town in the same manner
as available for other Town employees.
5.2 Term Life Insurance to a value of two times annual
base salary shall be paid by Town.
5.3 Disability Insurance shall be paid by Town in the
same manner as available for other Town employees.
5.4 California Public Employee Retirement System
("PERS") contribution, both employee and Town share, shall be
paid by the Town.
5.5 A Town-owned automobile shall be assigned to Jones
for his official and incidental personal use. Said automobile
cannot be driven on personal business beyond a radius of fifty
miles of Town Hall. Town will provide fuel, repair and insurance
for this automobile.
5. 6 Four Hundred and Fifty and no/100ths Dollars
($450.00) per month shall be paid to the International City
Management Association as deferred compensation for Jones. These
contributions willvest on June 30, 1994, provided Jones is
employed as City Manager on that date.
Section 6. Leave. Jones shall receive the same vacation
and sick leave as do other employees of the Town except that
twelve (12) days of vacation and twelve (12) days of sick leave
shall be posted at the beginning of employment rather than earned
at the rate of one day per calendar month during the first year
of employment. In addition, Jones may take up to five days
administrative leave with pay to accommodate his relocation from
Coronado to Los Altos Hills.
Section 7. Professional Growth. Jones may attend, at
Town expense, two professional conferences per year in California
during the course of his employment. Town shall pay for Jones's
membership in the International City Management Association
(ICMA) .
Section 8. Nonrecurring Costs. Town will pay the
following amounts to defray costs arising from Jones's acceptance
of this employment:
8.1 Fifteen Hundred and no/100ths Dollars ($1,500.00)
per month beginning June 17, 1991, to be used for relocation
expenses incurred by Jones, not to exceed three months or until
Jones closes escrow on permanent housing, whichever event occurs
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first. This monthly amount shall be paid, if necessary, on
June 17, 1991, July 17, 1991 and August 17, 1991.
8.2 Five Thousand and no/100ths Dollars ($5, 000.00) to
be used for moving and other relocation expenses, to be paid on
June 30, 1991.
8. 3 Reimbursement, upon receipt of invoices, for
travel, one night's lodging and up to two (2) meals related to
Jones' attendance at a budget workshop at Town Hall on June 4,
1991 at 7: 15 p.m.
Except for these sums, Town shall not be liable to Jones for
any moving expenses of any nature whatsoever incurred by Jones on
account of his change in residence arising from his acceptance of
the position of City Manager.
Section 9. Performance Evaluation. Evaluations of
Jones's performance shall be conducted by the City Council semi-
annually. Nothing in this provision is to be construed to
require Town to grant Jones any increase in compensation based on
said performance evaluations, nor to limit the ability of Town
to grant such increases.
Section 10. Residency. Town does not require Jones to
reside in the Town of Los Altos Hills.
Section 11. Severance. Following a formal decision by
the City Council of Los Altos Hills to terminate this Agreement,
severance pay shall be computed as follows:
11. 1 If Town terminates Jones as City Manager during
the first three years of his employment, up to and including
June 16, 1994, Town shall pay to Jones a lump sum equal to three
times the then current base monthly salary.
11.2 If Town terminates Jones as City Manager during
the fourth year of his employment, up to and including June 16,
1995, one monthly payment in addition to the lump sum provided
for in paragraph 11. 1 shall be made on the 91st day following
termination, provided that Jones has not secured permanent
employment at the time such payment is due.
11. 3 If Town terminates Jones as City Manager during
the fifth year of his employment, up to and including June 16,
1996, two monthly payments in addition to the lump sum provided
for in paragraph 11. 1 shall be made,, one on the 91st day and one
on the 121st day following termination, provided that Jones has
not secured permanent employment as of the date the payment is
due.
11.4 If Town terminates Jones as City Manager during
any year subsequent to the fifth year, beginning on June 17, 1991
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three monthly payments in addition to the lump sum provided for
in paragraph 11. 1 shall be made shall be made, one on the 91st
day, one on the 121st day and one on the 151st day following
termination, provided that Jones has not secured permanent
employment as of the date the payment is due. In no event shall
the payments due Jones upon termination exceed six times the base
monthly salary current at the time of termination.
Jones shall use good faith efforts to secure employment
during the period following termination.
The provisions of this section shall not be applicable if
Jones is terminated as a result of his commission of an illegal
act, and such termination shall be without compensation other
than that due for services rendered prior to termination. The
provisions of this section are not applicable if this Agreement
is terminated by Jones.
Section 12 . Conflicts of Interest. Jones warrants that
he presently does not have and will not acquire any direct or
indirect financial interest which would conflict with his
performance of this Agreement.
Section 13. Documents. All documents provided to Jones
by Town and all reports and supporting data prepared by Jones for
Town under this Agreement are the sole property of. Town and shall
be delivered to Town upon termination of this Agreement by either
Town or Jones, or at Town's written request. All reports,
information, data and exhibits prepared or assembled by Jones in
connection with the performance of his services pursuant to this
Agreement are confidential until released by the Town to the
public, and Jones shall not make any of these unreleased
documents or information available to any individual or
organization not employed by Town without the prior written
consent of Town.
Section. 14 . Arbitration. Any controversy between Town
and Jones involving the construction or application of any of the
terms of this Agreement or the performance thereof shall be
submitted to arbitration on the written request of either party.
Arbitration shall comply with and be governed by the guidelines
of the American Arbitration Association.
The cost of arbitration shall be borne by the losing party
or in such proportions as the arbitrators decide.
Section 15. Attorneys' Fees and Costs. If any action at
law or in equity arises out of the terms or performance of this
Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable
attorneys' fees and costs.
Section 16. Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes
any and all other agreements, either oral or in writing, between
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the parties hereto with respect to the employment of Jones by
Town. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no
representation, inducements, promises, or agreements, orally or
otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on
behalf of any party, which are not embodied herein, and that no
other agreement, statement, or promise not contained in this
agreement shall be valid or binding on either party. Any
modification of this Agreement will be effective only if it is in
writing and signed by both Town and Jones.
Section 17. Effect of Waiver. The failure of either party
to insist on strict compliance with any of the terms, covenants,
or conditions of this Agreement by the other party shall not be
deemed a waiver of that term, covenant, or condition,, and no
waiver or relinquishment of any right or power on any given
occasion shall be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of that right
or power on any subsequent occasions.
Section 18. Partial Invalidity. If any provision in this
Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, the remaining provisions shall continueinfull force
without being impaired or invalidated in any way.
Section 19. Law Covering Agreement. This agreement shall
be governed by the law of the State of California.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Agreement the day andyear first above written.
TOWN OF LOS ALTOS H S
Attest:
• BY: ..,
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May --
City Clerk
LESLI : M. JINES II
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