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All Executive Management personnel will participate in the City's payroll direct deposit program. Employees shall be paid biweekly in accordance with City-wide payroll procedures. TERMINATION AND SEVERANCE PAY The Chiefs of Police and Fire, as well as all Directors and the Assistant City Manager shall be offered employment agreements which shall include an offer of severance pay. Said employment agreements will be required for newly hired or promoted employees in these classifications and optional for current employees in these classifications. The severance pay offered to the Chiefs of Police and Fire, Directors, and Assistant City Managers is a one-time lump sum equal to six (6) full months of monthly base salary plus the equivalent of six (6) months of 401(a) contributions and City -sponsored health, dental and vision benefits premiums. Said employment agreements shall be approved as to form by the City Attorney and may be amended from time to time as necessary. Nothing in this Summary of Benefits shall be interpreted to be in conflict with, or to eliminate or modify in any way, the at -will employment status of any employee. The at - will employment status of an employee may be modified only in a writing expressly so stating signed by the City Manager and approved by the City Council in open session at a public meeting. Pursuant to California Government Code sections 3304, subdivision (c), and 3254, subdivision (c), Police and Fire Chiefs shall not be removed without written notice and the reason(s) therefor and an opportunity for an administrative appeal. Such administrative appeal must be filed in writing by the Police Chief with the City Manager or their designee within ten (10) work days from the date of termination; and unless so filed, the right of appeal is lost. "'Work day" is defined as any day when City Hall is open for public business. The Fire Chief appeal process will follow the appeal process in the Chief Officers' Association (COA) MOU. III. LEAVE a. Vacation — Vacation accruals will be set by the City Manager based on years of service with City and total public sector years or years in the industry. Executive Management will accrue vacation based on years of service based on the following schedule: ■ Date of Hire through the fourth year of service — 3.077 hours per pay period, yields 80 hours of vacation per year). + Fifth through the ninth year of service — 4.615 hours per pay period, yields 120 hours of vacation per year. ATTY/AGR/2023/AMEND. NO.5 — CITY ATTORNEY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT REV: 10-17-23 MI Page 9 of 25