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Employment Agreement of Chief of Staff of Mayoral Campaign Employment Agreement made the       day of       , 20       , between       , hereinafter referred as Employer, and (Name of Campaign)       of       , (Name of Chief of Staff) (Street Address, City, County, State, Zip Code) referred to herein Employee; Whereas, Employer is engaged in the management of the campaign of       for the office of Mayor of       (Name of Candidate) (Name of City and State) and maintains a campaign headquarters at       ; and (Street Address, City, County, State, Zip Code) Whereas, Employee has had experience as the Chief of Staff of a major political campaign; and Whereas, Employee is willing to be employed by the Employer as the Chief of Staff of Employer, and Employer is willing to employ Employee, on the terms, covenants, and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Now, therefore, for and in consideration of the matters described above, and of the mutual benefits and obligations set forth in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows: I. Employment. A. Employer employs, engages, and hires Employee as Chief of Staff of Employer, and Employee accepts and agrees to such hiring, engagement, and employment, subject to the general supervision and pursuant to the orders, advice, and direction of Employer. B. Duties. Employee shall perform such duties as are customarily performed by one holding such position in other, same, or similar campaigns as that engaged in by Employer, and shall also additionally render such other and unrelated services and duties as may be assigned to (him/her) from time to time by the Campaign Director of Employer. C. At Will Employment. This is an At Will employment agreement. Nothing in Employer’s policies, actions, or this document shall be construed to alter the At Will nature of Employee’s status with Employer, and Employee understands that Employer may terminate (his/her) employment at any time for any reason or for no reason, provided it is not terminated in violation of state or federal law. II. Best Efforts of Employee. Employee agrees that (he/she) will at all times faithfully, industriously, and to the best of (his/her) ability, experience, and talents, perform all of the duties that may be required of and from (him/her) pursuant to the express and implicit terms of this Agreement, to the reasonable satisfaction of Employer. Such duties shall be rendered at Employment Agreement Page 1 of 3       , and at such other place or places as Employer shall (Address of Employment) in good faith require or as the interest, needs, business, or opportunity of Employer shall require. III. Compensation of Employee. Employer shall pay Employee, and Employee shall accept from Employer, in full payment for Employee's services under this Agreement, compensation at the rate of $       per month payable on the first day of each month while this Agreement shall be in force. Employer shall reimburse Employee for all reasonable and necessary out-of pocket expenses incurred by Employee while performing (his/her) duties pursuant this Agreement. IV. Noncompetition. During the term of this Agreement, Employee agrees that (he/she) will not engage in the management or on the staff of any other campaign for public office. Employee agrees that this noncompetition section is necessary to protect Employer's campaign activities, and that Employee's violation of this Section IV would result in irreparable harm to Employer. If Employee breaches this Section, Employer shall be entitled to injunctive relief in addition to any other remedies legally available. V. Confidentiality. Employee agrees not to disclose to any person or entity not employed by or affiliated with Employer any information regarding Employer’s records or manner of operation, without first obtaining Employer's written consent. If Employee breaches this section, Employer shall be entitled, among other remedies, to injunctive relief prohibiting Employee from disclosing such information. This section shall survive termination of this Agreement. VI. Severability. The invalidity of any portion of this Agreement will not and shall not be deemed to affect the validity of any other provision. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, the parties agree that the remaining provisions shall be deemed to be in full force and effect as if they had been executed by both parties subsequent to the expungement of the invalid provision. VII. No Waiver. The failure of either party to this Agreement to insist upon the performance of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or the waiver of any breach of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall not be construed as subsequently waiving any such terms and conditions, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect as if no such forbearance or waiver had occurred. VIII. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of       . (Name of State) IX. Notices. Unless provided herein to the contrary, any notice provided for or concerning this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given when sent by certified or registered mail if sent to the respective address of each party as set forth at the beginning of this Agreement. X. Mandatory Arbitration . Any dispute under this Agreement shall be required to be resolved by binding arbitration of the parties hereto. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, each party shall select one arbitrator and both arbitrators shall then select a third. The third Employment Agreement Page 2 of 3 arbitrator so selected shall arbitrate said dispute. The arbitration shall be governed by the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in force and effect. XI. Entire Agreement . This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties and any prior understanding or representation of any kind preceding the date of this Agreement shall not be binding upon either party except to the extent incorporated in this Agreement. XII. Modification of Agreement. Any modification of this Agreement or additional obligation assumed by either party in connection with this Agreement shall be binding only if placed in writing and signed by each party or an authorized representative of each party. XIII. Assignment of Rights. The rights of each party under this Agreement are personal to that party and may not be assigned or transferred to any other person, firm, corporation, or other entity without the prior, express, and written consent of the other party. XIV. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. XV. Compliance with Laws. In performing under this Agreement, all applicable governmental laws, regulations, orders, and other rules of duly-constituted authority will be followed and complied with in all respects by both parties. WITNESS our signatures as of the day and date first above stated.       (Name of Employer) By: By: (Signature of Employee) (Signature)             (Printed Name of Employee) (Office or Title) Employment Agreement Page 3 of 3