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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMO # 1303M MUNICIPAL ORDER NO. 1303 A MUNICIPAL ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PADUCAH AND STEVE DOOLITTLE FOR EMPLOYMENT AS THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: SECTION 1. That the City of Paducah hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute a Letter of Employment between the City and Steve Doolittle for employment as Downtown Development Director for the City of Paducah. A copy of the agreement is attached hereto. SECTION 2. The Downtown Development Director is a temporary position with a 9 -month term of employment and will begin to serve his duties on June 27, 2007. The Director will serve at the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners and the term may be extended or shortened by a vote of the Board. SECTION 3. The City agrees to pay the Downtown Development Director an annual base salary of $70,000 and a vehicle allowance of $500 per month. Other terms and conditions are contained within the agreement as attached hereto. SECTION 4. Salary will be charged to account no. 001 -0301 -518 - (Downtown Development). SECTION 5. This order shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its adoption. ATTEST: S �C�X� &&Ck Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk Introduced and adopted by the Board of Commissioners, June 26, 2007 Recorded by Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk, June 26, 2007 Published by The Paducah Sun, June 19, 2005 \mo\letter-employment (Downtown Dev Dir) r., 1 .7. , 7 1.,. , I'l T: r r -,. ..I I - , :... or r -T "-"rT.rrC 0 June 22, 2007 Mr. Steve Doolittle / 416 Oakcrest Drive Paducah, KY 42001 RE: Offer of Employment Dear Steve: This letter describes the City's Offer to Employment to you as Downtown Development Director. 1. APPOINTMENT The Board of Commissioners hereby appoints Steve Doolittle as Downtown Development Director of the City of Paducah. The Downtown Development Director is an exempt position at Grade 62 reporting to the City Manager. 2. DUTIES Downtown Development Director is responsible for planning and coordinating the development of Paducah's Downtown Waterfront Area. Tasks to be accomplished as a result of the Downtown Development Director's employment include: • Creation of a Waterfront Development Corporation • Certification by the State that Paducah's Waterfront Tax Increment Financing District is eligible for funding from the incremental increase in State taxes. • Preparation of a Development Plan for the Tax Increment Financing District. • Acquisition of property for a new downtown hotel and other development associated with Paducah's waterfront. • Documentation for the Paducah/McCracken Convention Center Corporation that the standards required by their leases of the Expo Center, Julian Carroll Convention Center, and the Executive Inn real estate are all met by the leaseholder. • Construction of a new hotel in downtown Paducah. • Construction of expanded convention facilities. • Provisions to accommodate the 2008 and 2009 AQS Quilt Show regardless what happens with the Executive Inn over the next two years. • Preparation for the re -development of the approximately 27 acres of Convention Center Corporation owned property along the Riverfront. 805 3. TERM The Downtown Development Director is a temporary position with a 9 -month term of employment. Within 9 months the City anticipates that a Paducah Waterfront Development Corporation will be created and that Steve Doolittle may be a candidate for the position of Waterfront Development Corporation Director. The Downtown Development Director serves at the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners. The 9 -month term may be extended or shortened by a vote of the Commission. Nothing in this Agreement shall limit the right of the Board of Commissioners to terminate the services of the Downtown Development Director at any time. 4. BEGINNING DATE Downtown Development Director will begin his duties on June 27, 2007. 5. DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR COMMITMENTS While serving as Downtown Development Director, Steve Doolittle agrees to remain in the exclusive employ of the City, except that he may engage in occasional teaching, writing or speaking on his own time. If outside compensation is provided for such services, the Board of Commissioners shall be notified in advance. 6. INDEMNIFICATION If the Downtown Development Director is sued for damages arising out of the performance of his duties, the City shall provide defense counsel for the Downtown Development Director in such suit and indemnify him from any judgment rendered against him, provided that such indemnity shall not extend to any judgment for damages arising out of any willful wrongdoing. Said indemnification shall extend beyond termination of employment and the otherwise expiration of this Agreement to provide protection for any such acts undertaken or committed in his capacity as Downtown Development Director, regardless of whether the notice of filing of a lawsuit occurs during or following employment with the City. 7. HOURS OF WORK The minimum workweek for the Downtown Development Director shall be 40 hours plus any additional time reasonably required to discharge the responsibilities of the office. Since the Downtown Development Director must devote a great deal of time outside of normal office hours to City business, he is allowed to take compensatory time off during normal office hours. 8. SALARY City agrees to pay Downtown Development Director an annual base salary of $70,000. 9. VEHICLE ALLOWANCE The City will pay the Downtown Development Director a vehicle allowance of $500/month. 10. RETIREMENT The Downtown Development Director will participate in Kentucky's defined benefit retirement program as provided by the City for the benefit of its employees. 11. LEAVE The Downtown Development Director shall accrue sick leave at the rate of 1 1/2 days per month and vacation leave at the same rate as other general employees beginning at a rate of 5/6 days per month. The leave accrual limits that apply to other administrative employees will apply to the Downtown Development Director. 12. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT The City will pay the Downtown Development Director's professional association subscriptions, memberships and participation costs, including attendance at an annual professional association conference, and within budgetary limits will support his continued professional development. 13. INSURANCE AND OTHER BENEFITS The Downtown Development Director will participate in the City's health insurance and other benefits on the same terms as provided for other administrative employees. This offer of employment is conditional and based on your ability to successfully pass all post employment offer testing/background investigations. Steve, if the above terms are satisfactory, please indicates your acceptance of the offer of employment by signing below. The other City Department Directors and I are looking forward to working with you. Sincerely, James W. Zumwalt City Manager I ACCEPT THE ABOVE OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT Steve D. Doolittle Date