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nor any individual member thereof shall request Employee to endorse any candidate, make any financial
<br />contribution, sign or circulate any petition, or participate in any fundraising activity for individuals seeking or
<br />holding elected office, nor to handle any matter of personnel on a basis other than fairness, impartiality and merit.
<br />Section 15: Moving and Relocation Expenses
<br />A. Employee agrees to establish residence within the corporate boundaries of the local government, if required,
<br />within twelve (12) months of employment, and thereafterto maintain residence within the corporate boundaries
<br />of the local government.
<br />B. Employer shall pay Employee an interim housing supplement of $1,000.00 per month for a period commencing
<br />on the Employee's start date and shall continue for a maximum of six (6) months, or until the Employee's existing
<br />home is sold, whichever event occurs first.
<br />C. Employer shall pay directly for the reasonable expenses of moving Employee and his family and personal property
<br />from Nebraska City, Nebraska to Paris, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00. Said moving expenses
<br />include packing, moving, storage costs, unpacking, and insurance charges, actual lodging and meal expenses for
<br />Employee's family in route from Nebraska City, NE to Paris, Texas, and mileage costs for moving personal
<br />automobiles to Paris, Texas shall be reimbursed atthe current IRS rate. Employee shall attempt to obtain multiple
<br />quotes for moving service companies, selecting the most responsible lowest quote for service.
<br />Section 16: Indemnification
<br />A. Indemnification. To the extent it maybe permitted to do by applicable law, including, but not limited to Texas Civil
<br />Practice & Remedies Code Chapter 102, Employer does hereby agree to defend, hold harmless, and indemnify
<br />Employee from any and all demands, claims, suits, actions, judgments, expenses and attorneys' fees incurred in
<br />any legal proceedings brought against Employee in the Employee's individual or official capacity as an employee
<br />and as City Manager, providing the incident(s), which is (are) the basis of any such demand, claim, suits, actions,
<br />judgments, expenses and attorneys' fees, arose or does arise In the future from an act or omission of Employee,
<br />as an employee of the Employer, acting within the course and scope of the Employee's employment with the
<br />Employer, excluding, however, any such demand, claim, suits, actions, judgments, expenses and attorneys' fees
<br />€orthose claims or any causes of action where it Is determined thatthe Employee was acting outside the course
<br />and scope of the Employee's employment with the City, committed official misconduct, or committed a willful or
<br />wrongful act or omission, or an act or omission constituting gross negligence, or acted in bad faith; and excluding
<br />any costs, fees, expenses or damages that would be recoverable or payable under an insurance contract, held
<br />either bythe Employer or by the Employee. The selection of the Employee's legal counsel shall be with the mutual
<br />agreement of the Employee and the Employer if such legal counsel is not also Employer's legal counsel. A legal
<br />defense may be provided through insurance coverage, in which case the Employee's rightto agree to legal counsel
<br />provided for him will depend on the terms of the applicable insurance contract. To the extent this Paragraph
<br />exceeds the authority provided and limitations imposed by Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code, Chapter 102, it
<br />shall be construed and modified accordingly. The provisions of this Paragraph shall survive the termination,
<br />expiration or other end of this Agreement and/or the Employee's employment with the Employer.
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