O-2009-3196 employment agreement/Ron Bottoms

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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND RON BOTTOMS FOR THE POSITION OF CITY MANAGER STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS CITY OF LA PORTE KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this 26th day of October 26,2009, but effective as of October 1,2009, by and between the City of La Porte Texas, a municipal corporation, hereinafter called "Employer", and Ron Bottoms, hereinafter called "Employee", both of whom understand as follows: WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Employer desires to employ the services of said Ron Bottoms as Employee of the City of La Porte, as provided by the Article III, Section 3.01 of the Charter of the City of La Porte; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the governing body, hereinafter called "City Council," to provide certain benefits, to establish certain conditions of employment, and to set working conditions of said Employee; and WHEREAS, Employee desires employment as Employee of said City of La Porte; and WHEREAS, The parties acknowledge that Employee is, or will become, a member of the International City/County Management Association (lCMA), and the Texas City Management Association (TCMA) and that Employee is subject to the Codes of Ethics of these organizations; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties agree as follows: Section 1: Duties Employer hereby agrees to employ said Ron Bottoms as Employee of said Employer to perform the functions and duties specified in said Charter of the City of La Porte and applicable provisions of the City Code and to perform other legally permissible and proper duties and functions as the City Council shall from time to time assign.