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FIRE CHIEF CONTRACT
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5.
The
Fire Chief
will have complete freedom to organize, re-organize and rearrange the staff and volunteers
which in his judgment best serves the
District
; that the responsibility for selection, placement and transfer of
personnel shall be vested in the
Fire Chief
; and that the
Board
individually and collectively, will refer
promptly all criticisms, complaints and suggestions called to its attention to the
Fire Chief
for study and
recommendations. Any compliant against the
Fire Chief
shall be heard by the
Board
.
6.
The
Fire Chief
shall assist in the preparation of the annual budget; authorize the purchase of all equipment,
supplies and services necessary for the proper operation and maintenance of the facilities of the
District
;
provided however, that all purchase exceeding $10,000.00 must be authorized by the
Board
.
7.
Said
Fire Chief
shall pay $100.00 per month to reside on the property of
Ganado Fire District
in quarters
assigned to him during the term of his employment under this contract.
8.
The
Board
shall provide the
Fire Chief
with transportation and/or travel expenses required in the performance
of his official duties during this employment under this contract.
9.
The
Board
shall develop an evaluative instrument and procedure for evaluating the performance of the
Fire
Chief
. This instrument will be used at least annually for a formal evaluation. The
Board
will provide the
Fire
Chief
with at least three (3) additional opportunities to discuss
Fire Chief
-
Board
relationships and shall inform
him of any inadequacies as perceived by the
Board
.
10.
The
Board
will develop appropriate goals and objectives which the
Fire Chief
shall implement and keep the
Board
informed as to their degree of attainment or why they cannot be implemented.
11.
The
Fire Chief
shall attend appropriate professional meetings at the local, state and national level as approved
by the
Board
, the expense of said attendance to be incurred by the
District
.
12.
The
Fire Chief
shall receive thirty (30) days vacation annually exclusive of legal holidays, said leave to be
approved in advance by the
Board
and shall be entitled to twelve (12) days sick leave annually. Vacation shall
be taken within twelve (12) months of the year in which it is earned and shall not be cumulative. Earned sick
leave shall be cumulative to a maximum of one hundred (100) days or as provided by
Board
policy.
13.
Early Termination/Buyout: In the event the
Fire Chief
is terminated from his position for malfeasance as
described above, or in the event the
Fire Chief
resigns or abandons his position, all further obligations of the
District
under this agreement shall terminate without further obligation of the
District
. In the event the
Board
desires to terminate the
Fire Chief
without cause and terminate its obligations under this agreement it may do
so by buying out the remaining portion of amount due the
Fire Chief
under the terms of this contract in an
amount not to exceed 50% of the amount remaining due and owing under this Contract. In addition, the parties
to this contract acknowledge the provisions of A.R.S. Section 38-511 with regard to termination of this contract
in the event of the discovery of any conflict of interest as defined by that statute, and the provisions thereof are
incorporated herein by reference. Regardless of the method of termination of this Contract, the
Fire Chief
shall
immediately surrender all
District
property on the effective date of his/her separation. Additionally, the
Fire
Chief
shall move out of
District
owned housing no later than fifteen (15) days after the effective date of his
separation.
14.
Failure to notify the
Fire Chief
in writing 30 days prior to the termination of this contract of the
Board’s
intent
not to renew the contract will automatically result in a six-month extension of the contract.
15.
The
Fire Chief
shall fulfill all aspects of this contract, any exception thereto being by mutual consent of the
Board
and the
Fire Chief
.
16.
Choice of Law/Dispute Resolution. This contract shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the State of
Arizona and applicable federal law. In the event of litigation arising from this Agreement, the exclusive forum
shall be the courts of Apache County, Arizona, or Federal District Court.