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RESOLUTION NO. BE IT RESOLVED, by the Commissioners of the City of Dothan, Alabama, as follows: Section 1. That the City of Dothan enter into an agreement with Kevin Cowper for employment as City Manager to become effective April 29, 2019, at an annual salary of $190,000, payable on a bi-weekly basis, which said agreement follows: EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT This Agreement, made and entered into the 29" day of April 2019, between the City of Dothan, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as “CITY” and Kevin Cowper hereinafter referred to.as “MANAGER”, both of whom understand as follows: WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the City desires to employ the services of Kevin Cowper as City Manager of the City of Dothan as provided by Chapter 2, Sec. 2-141, et seq., Code of Ordinanees of the City of Dothan; and Section 11-44E-90, et seq., Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Commission to provide certain benefits, establish certain conditions of employment, and to set working conditions of said MANAGER; and, WHEREAS, itis the desire of the City Commission to (1) employ the services of MANAGER and to provide inducement for him to enter in such employment, (2) to act as deterrent against malfeasance or dishonesty for personal gain on the part of MANAGER, and (3) to provide a just means for terminating MANAGER’S services at such time as he may be unable to fully discharge his duties or when CITY may desire to otherwise terminate his employment; WHEREAS, MANAGER desires employment as City Manager of said City; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows: Section 1. DUTIES City hereby agrees to employ Kevin Cowper as City Manager of said city to perform the duties and functions specified in the Code of Ordinances of the City of Dothan and such other legally permissible and proper duties and functions as the City Commission shall from time to time assign. Section 2. TERM. ‘A. This agreement shall have an initial term of two (2) years from the effective date (the Initial Period) with two, one-year renewal options (each a Renewal Period). The agreement may be renewed for subsequent one-year periods upon expiration of the Initial Period or first subsequent Renewal Period by Resolution of the Dothan City Commission exercising said renewal option no later than the last regularly scheduled mn meeting prior to the expiration of the Initial Period or first Renewal B. The Initial Period of this agreement shall begin on April 29, 2019 and end on April 30, 2021 at 5:00 P.M. C. Nothing in this agreement shall prevent, limit or otherwise interfere with the right of the City Commission to terminate the services of MANAGER at any time, subject only to the provisions set forth in Section 3 of this agreement, Section 3. TERMINATION, NOTICE AND SEVERANCE PAY A. In the event the City Commission decided to exercise its right to terminate MANAGER before expiration of the aforementioned terms of employment and during such time that MANAGER is willing and able to perform the duties of City ‘Manager, then and in that event, the CITY agrees to give MANAGER regular payments equal to his base salary and to maintain health and dental insurance for MANAGER and family for six (6) months, plus any unused accumulated vacation leave. B. Should MANAGER secure comparable professional employment during the six- month severance, the CITY'S obligations to MANAGER will cease. Should MANAGER'S subsequent employment not constitute comparable professional employment then CITY will make up the difference, if any, between his final salary with CITY and his salary in his subsequent job and maintain health and dental insurance for MANAGER and family for six months following severance if MANAGER'S subsequent employment does not provide health or dental insurance, C. In the event the MANAGER is terminated because of his conviction in the trial of any felony, then, and in that event, CITY has no obligation to give notice or pay the aggregate severance sum set forth in paragraph A of this Section. D. Inthe event the MANAGER voluntarily resigns his position with the City before expiration of the aforesaid term of employment, then he shall give the CITY ninety (90) days notice in advance. CITY shall then have the option of relieving MANAGER of any further duties while giving MANAGER full and complete payment for said remaining ninety (90) days, to include any unused accumulated vacation leave. Section 4. SALARY A. CITY agrees to pay MANAGER an annual salary of $190,000.00 for his services rendered, payable bi-weekly at the same time as other employees of the City are paid. B. MANAGER shall remain a member of the State of Alabama Employees Retirement System,

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