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THIS
is
AGREEMENT
April
effective
made
1,
2013,
by
between
and
TEXAS
A& M
UNIVERSITY (" UNIVERSITY"), and Mark Snyder (" EMPLOYEE") for and in consideration of the
mutual covenants and agreements of the Parties hereinafter set forth, it is agreed as follows:
promises,
The UNIVERSITY hereby employs and the EMPLOYEE hereby accepts employment
1.
1, 2013,
31, 2016;
subject,
however to
The duties of the EMPLOYEE shall include those tasks which may be from time to time
experience,
pursuant to the express or implicit terms hereof, to the reasonable satisfaction of the UNIVERSITY and
in such manner as to bring credit to
needs,
advisable.
4.
will not:
a)
reprehensible conduct.
b) publicly endorse any political figure or cause, whether on the national, state, or local
level.
or appear on any radio or
c) engage in any business transactions or commerce,
the
television programs, which may bring undue criticism or discredit to
UNIVERSITY,
d)
engage
in,
or
support,
by-law,
constitution,
and which
rule,
or
regulation
of the SEC
or
governing
comply
the terms
with
and
conditions
University All-Sport
Agreement with adidas America dated June 2, 2007, and with any
other contract
into by the
or seller which requires the UNIVERSITY' s football team to wear its shoes, apparel
EMPLOYEE to wear, promote,
or equipment during competition or requires
entered
endorse
or
consult
marketing of such
5.
regulation,
with the
manufacturer
or
seller
and/ or
In accordance with the UNIVERSITY policies and procedures and pursuant to NCAA
should
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE may be
6.
suspended,
be found to be involved in
repetitive
violations,
agrees
or
The UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY,
significant
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foregoing compensation,
entitled to all benefits, including vacation
addition
and
of
the UNIVERSITY
to the
commensurate
compensation may
length
and
time,
disability
agrees
insurance,
be
shall
leave,
like term
of
and
service,
EMPLOYEE' s
appointment.
of
The EMPLOYEE agrees to accept responsibility for the below enumerated benefits,
benefits.
in so doing, agrees to abide by UNIVERSITY policies regarding such
7.
a)
and
The use of a departmental trustee car or a car allowance through the car program of
the Athletic Department.
8.
Texas.
A club membership at one country club located in Brazos County,
Four percent of annual salary if the football team plays in the SEC Championship
football game. -
seven
ii) the Cotton, Capital One, Outback or Chick-Fil-A bowl, ten percent of annual
iii)
salary; OR
a BSC bowl
or
national
championship
game,
of
percent
sixteen
annual
salary.
9.
suspend
EMPLOYEE for a
a)
The EMPLOYEE
b)
shall
or any
disability, disease,
the
render
EMPLOYEE
because of sickness,
physical
unable
to
the
complete
duties
EMPLOYEE' s
and
is
unable
or
unavailable
to
perform
any
duty
his/her
of
employment as a result of accepting other employment prior to the end of the term of
this Agreement.
e)
The
UNIVERSITY' s
Head
Football
Coach
terminates
employment
with
UNIVERSITY.
end of the month of such termination, except that in the event of a termination under 9 (
following the
e)
above the
UNIVERSITY shall pay to EMPLOYEE, and EMPLOYEE agrees to accept as liquidated damages an
amount equal to his monthly salary for period of no longer than ninety days less any offset for any
outstanding amounts
owed
by EMPLOYEE
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10.
of this Agreement on any basis other than those set forth in Paragraph 9 above.
shall be effected
this Agreement without cause effective on a date set forth in such notice, such date shall not be earlier
than forty-five ( 45) days from the posted date of such written notice or from the date of delivery to
EMPLOYEE if the UNIVERSITY personally delivers such notice. If the UNIVERSITY exercises its
right under this section to terminate without cause, EMPLOYEE shall be entitled to damages as provided
If the UNIVERSITY terminates this Agreement without cause prior to its expiration,
extension thereof, in accordance with Paragraph 10 above, the UNIVERSITY
shall pay to EMPLOYEE, and EMPLOYEE agrees to accept as liquidated damages
or any
an
amount
equal
month
per
his
to
monthly
in the
salary
effective
the
until
expiration
year
contractual
from the
The liquidated
of the Term.
damages amount shall be paid monthly commencing on the first day of the
month
in
which the termination date occurs and continuing on the first day of each succeeding
month until the date the Term would have ended as specified in Paragraph 1 above.
The UNIVERSITY' s obligation to pay such liquidated damages shall be subject to
duty
EMPLOYEE' s
to
benefits
at
mitigate
the UNIVERSITY' s
in
EMPLOYEE' s
own
expense
as
required
i)
specified
as
obligation
by
permitted
or
employment
law, but
other
or
benefit
pay
liquidated
damages
10( a)
Paragraph
under
hereof
to
and
make
reasonable and
without
limitation, working as an
by the
reduced on a quarterly
either
directly
through
or
EMPLOYEE, from
such
business
employment.
by an
limitation,
employment,
employment,
complete
details
EMPLOYEE,
by
controlled
of this
purposes
subsection,
gross
For
or
owned
employer,
independent contractor.
accepting any
entities
of
within
fourteen ( 14)
calendar
days after
in compensation from
compensation
package.
Should
and
EMPLOYEE
giving
UNIVERSITY' s
fourteen ( 14)
obligation
to
calendar
continue
compensation,
days
paying
written
liquidated
then
after
notice,
damages
the
to
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be lost were EMPLOYEE to resign or otherwise terminate his employment with the UNIVERSITY
prior to the expiration of the Term of this Agreement. While recognizing these agreements and this entire
terminate this Agreement prior to its
Agreement, the parties agree that EMPLOYEE may nevertheless,
normal expiration
a)
EMPLOYEE
this
terminate
may
2015,
accept
cause
agrees
to
accept
in which $ 100,000
as
liquidated damages
an
on
April 1,
2015,
UNIVERSITY,
amount
and
based upon
12 and the numerator is the number of months remaining in the Term. For example if
the agreement
would
d) EMPLOYEE may
This Agreement
12.
supersedes
manuals
constitutes
or
guidelines
of the
the
or written
entire
or
oral
and
only
agreement
agreements
and
subject matter
be altered only by a
of any
waiver
of any
other
breach of the
same
term,
or
any
other
covenant,
term
or
condition
contained
herein.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as waiver or relinquishment by the UNIVERSITY of its
right to claim such privileges and immunities as may be provided by law. The rights of employment
granted
The EMPLOYEE
shall
ability, and
The EMPLOYEE
attention to the business of the UNIVERSITY during the term of this Agreement.
commercial,
shall not directly or indirectly render any services or work of a business,
for compensation or otherwise,
nature to any other person or organization whether
or professional
may be
sustained,
recover
In case any one or more -of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any
in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or
reason, be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable
provision hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed as if
unenforceability shall not affect any other
has never been contained herein.
and
unenforceable
provision
such invalid, illegal,
15.
16.
construed
State of Texas.
EMPLOYEE shall abide by all institutional and system requirements concerning prior
for income from a source other than the institution and shall annually report, as required by
but not
regulations, all athletically related income from sources outside the institution ( including,
17.
approval
NCAA
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limited to, income from annuities; sports camps; housing benefits; complimentary ticket sales; television
and radio programs; and endorsement or consultant contracts with athletics shoes, apparel or equipment
student- athletes.
21.
EMPLOYEE
22.
EMPLOYEE shall not accept compensation or gratuities for scheduling athletic contests
not
accept,
or individual meet participation with another institution or a sponsor of athletic competition. This
specifically precludes the acceptance of compensation or gratuities from other institutions, schedule
brokers or agents, and television networks or syndications.
23.
sports organization as a coach or scout, in the negotiation of a contract, or for the performance of other
services that invoke the observation of or,contact with athletic talent.
AGREED AND A
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