12/15/1981 AgreementEMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Agreement dated the 35th day of December, 1981, between
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, a political subdivision of the State of
Florida, herein referred to as COUNTY, and E. NELSON READ, herein
referred to as EMPLOYEE, witnesseth that in consideration of the
mutual covenants and promises contained herein, the parties agree
as follows:
1. COUNTY employs and hires EMPLOYEE, and EMPLOYEE accepts
such employment, as Assistant County Attorney for COUNTY.
2. This employment shall commence January 1, 1982, and shall
continue in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the
Monroe County Employment Policies and Procedures, at a salary to
be agreed to between COUNTY and EMPLOYEE from time to time. The
term of this employment shall be concurrent with the employment
of LUCIEN C. PROBY, JR. as County Attorney for COUNTY, to the extent
that this provision shall not be inconsistent or conflict with any
other provisions of this agreement.
3. EMPLOYEE shall receive as compensation for this employment,
an initial annual salary of $27,000.00, and shall receive such addi-
tional benefits as are received from time to time by other County
employees, including, but not limited to hospitalization for himself
and his dependents, life insurance, retirement, holidays, and annual
leave.
4.
EMPLOYEE
shall be considered
a full-time/permanent
employee
as defined
in §2 of
the Monroe County
Employment Policies and
Pro-
cedures, and shall be eligible for career service status after one
year of satisfactory employment, which employment by COUNTY dates
from May 1, 1981.
5. EMPLOYEE shall perform such services of a legal nature as
shall be required of him by the County Attorney, in the operation of
the legal department of COUNTY, and shall be subject to the direct
control and supervision of the County Attorney. EMPLOYEE shall de-
vote no less than four -fifths of his normal working time to these
tasks, and shall not maintain a private law practice, except that he
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shall be permitted to represent the Board of Trustees of Florida Keys
Community College, with the understanding that this representation
shall not unreasonably interfer with his oblications to COUNTY, and
the further understanding that COUNTY responsibilities shall normally
and ordinarily have first priority on his time.
6. EMPLOYEE shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel and
per diem expenses as are provided other County Employees, for author-
ized travel in connection with this employment, whether within or
outside of Monroe County, Florida.
7. The parties hereto agree that EMPLOYEE has conducted a pri-
vate law practice prior to this employment, and that he has a pro-
fessional responsibility to conclude the affairs of his clients, or
to transfer them to another Attorney. EMPLOYEE shall conclude or
transfer these matters as expeditiously as possible, using his best
efforts to do so promptly. He shall provide the County Attorney-
with the identities of those cases which he has been unable to con-
clude or transfer thirty (30) days from the date of this Agreement.
EMPLOYEE may continue to represent these clients until he has been
able to conclude or transfer their affairs, with the understanding
that the representation of these clients shall be considered tem-
porary, that these matters shall not be permitted to interfer with
EMPLOYEE'S County duties, and that EMPLOYEE shall undertake no addi-
tional legal matters for these clients.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agree-
ment the day and year first above written.
;onroe
OF MO , ST _0 FLO
or a Chairman of Boar
County Commissione s of
County, Florida
(Seal)
At
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E. NELSON READ, Esquire
Witnesses APPROVED AS TO FORM
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