Ritter, G. Contract Amedment #1CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
AMENDMENT TO CITY ADMINISTRATOR EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO CITY ADMINISTRATOR EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
(hereinafter referred to as "Amendment"), is made by and between the City of
Okeechobee, Florida, a subdivision of the State of Florida (hereinafter referred to as
"City"), and Gary Ritter (hereinafter referred to by name or as "City Administrator" or
"Administrator").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the City and the Administrator entered into that certain City Administrator
Employment Agreement ("Agreement") dated June 1, 2022, attached hereto as
Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Administrator, desire to amend and modify the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein
contained, and other good and valuable considerations, receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged by each party from the other, the City and the Administrator
hereby agree to amend the provisions of the Agreement in accordance with the
following terms and conditions.
Section 2.D of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
D. Annual Performance Evaluation. The City may increase said base salary
and/or other benefits of the Administrator in such amounts and to such an
extent as the Council may determine desirable on the basis of an annual
performance evaluation of the Administrator. The form of the evaluation
shall be reviewed and approved by the Council. Unless deemed otherwise
by Council, the Administrator's annual performance review shall occur in
May on an annual basis. The Council, in its sole discretion, upon an
unsatisfactory Administrator evaluation, may extend to the Administrator a
period of sixty (60) days to improve their performance prior to terminating this
Agreement for cause. Furthermore, the Council's failure to conduct any of
the scheduled evaluations shall not constitute non-compliance with a material
provision of this Agreement.
Miscellaneous.
Except as specifically hereby amended, the Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Agreement and
the terms of this Amendment, the terms of this Amendment shall govern and
control. From and after the date hereof, all references to the Agreement shall be
deemed to refer to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
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This Amendment may be executed in duplicate or counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall be deemed one and the
same instrument. No term, condition or covenant of this Amendment shall be
binding on either party until both parties have signed it.
The effective date of this Amendment shall be the last date it is executed by either
of the parties to this Amendment.
Executed by the City on this 22"d day of June 2022.
The Amendment was approved by official action of the City Council at the
June 21, 2022, City Council Meeting.
ATTEST:
Lane Gamimtea, . MC, City Clerk
CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
By:
Dowling R. W o d, Jr., Mayor
Executed by the Administrator on this 22"d day of June 2022.
Gary Ritter
APP� AZGFORM:
John J. Fumero, City Attorney
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