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AGREEMENT 1. Employment and Duties 1.1 Duties. The City Council hereby appoints Employee as the City Manager for the City to perform the functions and duties of that position, as described in the California Government Code and Chapter 2.04 of the Redlands Municipal Code (as such Chapter may be amended from time to time in the sole discretion of the City Council without any amendment of this Agreement or Employee's acquiescence), and such other legally permissible and proper duties and functions as the City Council shall, from time to time, direct or assign to Employee. Employee agrees to perform all such functions and duties to the best of his ability and in an efficient, competent, and ethical manner. 1.2 Term. The City hereby employs Employee as City Manager on an at -will basis remaining in effect until January 31, 2026. 1.3 Work Schedule. Employee will report to the entire City Council. It is recognized that Employee is expected to engage in the hours of work that are necessary to fulfill the obligations of the position of City Manager, must be available at all times and devote significant time outside of "normal" City office hours to the business of the City. Employee acknowledges that proper performance of the duties of the City Manager will require Employee to generally observe normal business hours (currently 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday in accordance with City's "9/80" work schedule), as set by the City and as may be duly revised from time -to -time by the City, and will also often require the performance of necessary services outside of normal business hours. Employee may bank Fridays, worked while City Hall is "9/80" closed, for up to four months. Employee is pre -authorized to work remotely, for periods of time not exceeding two -weeks, four times each year. Employee's compensation (whether salary or benefits) is not based on hours worked. Furthermore, the City Manager position remains an "exempt" classification under the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") and Employee shall not be entitled to any compensation for overtime, nor subject to such overtime provisions of the FLSA. 1.4 Other Activities. Employee shall focus his professional time, ability, and attention to the City's business during the term of this Agreement. Employee shall not engage, without the express prior written consent of the City Council, in any other business duties or pursuits whatsoever, or directly or indirectly render any services of a business, commercial, or professional nature, to any other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, that is or may be competitive with the City, that might cause a conflict -of -interest with the City, or that otherwise might interfere with the business or operation of the City or the satisfactory performance of the functions and duties of the City Manager. 1.5 Employment Status. Employee shall serve at the will and pleasure of the City Council and understands he shall continue to be an "at -will" employee and shall be subject to summary dismissal without any right of notice or hearing, including any so-called due process pre - disciplinary "Skelly" hearing. The City may terminate Employee at any time in accordance with Section 3.2 below. 2