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ORDINANCE NO. 2018-5-8530
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH TO ENTER INTO AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH
JAMES W. ARNDT AS CITY MANAGER AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY TO EXIST
,-- WHEREAS, the City wishes to enter into an employment contract with James W.
Arndt; and
WHEREAS, the facts and circumstances pertaining to the hiring dictate that time
is of the essence;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
KENTUCKY, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Employment Contract. The Mayor of the City is hereby authorized to
enter into an employment contract with James W. Arndt to employ Mr. Arndt as the City
Manager for the City of Paducah, subject to legal terms approved by Corporation
Counsel. Further, the Mayor is authorized to execute said contract.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, paragraph or provision of this Ordinance
shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or
unenforceability of such section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any of the
remaining provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 3. Emergency. Pursuant to KRS 83A.060, the City Commission
suspends the requirement of a second reading of this Ordinance. As grounds therefore,
the City Commission does hereby declare an emergency to exist as to the ratification and
approval of this ordinance. Specifically, any delay in such passing of the ordinance
would adversely impact the contracting process for the new City Manager.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on and
after the date as approved by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah,
Kentucky.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Introduced & Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, May 29, 2018
Recorded by City Clerk, May 29, 2018
Published by The Paducah Sun, June 1, 2018
Ordinance Prepared by Denton Law Firm
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