FIRST AMENDMENT TO

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Between

CITY of HALLANDALE BEACH, FLORIDA

and

V. LYNN WHITFIELD

CITY ATTORNEY

This is a First Amended Employment Agreement, made and entered into by and between: the CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH (the “City”), a Florida municipal corporation,

AND

V. LYNN WHITFIELD,hereinafter referred to as "City Attorney."

WHEREAS, an Employment Agreement between the City and City Attorney was entered into on December 5, 2011(the “Original Agreement”), wherein Employee was retained as the City Attorney; and

WHEREAS, based on an evaluation of Employee’s services to City, City desires to increase the City Attorney’s base salary by five (5%); and

WHEREAS,in order to facilitate the increase to the base salary the City desires to amend the terms of the Original Employment Agreement to eliminate the salary cap of Two Hundred Thousand ($200,000) dollars

WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the Original Employment Agreement to provide the City Attorney with the same customary benefits provided to other City employees which are not set forth in the Original Employment Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual terms, conditions, promises, covenants, and payments hereinafter set forth, CITY and CITY ATTORNEY agree that the terms of the Original Employment Agreement are amended as follows:

Section 2. Salary and Evaluation.

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B. Based on a performance evaluation of the City Attorney, the City may increase said base salary and/or other benefits of the City Attorney in such amounts and to such an extent as the City Commission may determine desirable. However, base salary shall not exceed $200,000. The first such evaluation shall take place six months after appointment in June, 2012 and then be conducted annually thereafter. It shall be in such form as the Commission deems appropriate.

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Section 18. Other Customary Benefits

The City shall afford the City Attorney the right to participate in any other benefits, not provided herein, or working conditions as provided for the Professional Management Employees of the City.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the parties hereto have made and executed this Agreement on the respective dates under each signature: CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH through its authorization to execute same by Commission action on _____, day of ______, 20____, and ______, signing by and through its ______duly authorized to execute same.

CITY

ATTEST: CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH

______By ______

Mario Bataille, CITY CLERK Joy F. Cooper, Mayor

Approved as to legal sufficiency and formby

CITYATTORNEY

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Andre McKenney, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY

CITY ATTORNEY

WITNESSES:

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