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r e p la c e m e n t E m e r g e n c y M a n a g e o ì e n t
C o o r d in a to r .
M c G o w a n a g r e e s t o a d v is e a n d a s s is t w ith th e tr a in in g o f th e
s y s te m s a n d lo c k s y s te m s ; a n d g
e n e ra l IT n e e d s . M o re o v e r ,
p o lic e D e p a r tm e n t d le o p e ra tio n o f th e B o r o u g h'
s p h o n e
n o t lim ite d to th e fo llo w in g th e o p e ] a tio n o f th e B o r o u g h
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v a r io u s m a n a g e m e n t a n d o pe r a tio n a l n e e d s in c lu d in g , b u t
C o u n c il, v a r io u s c o n s u ltin g a n d a d v is in g ta s k s re g a rd in g
M c G o w a n a g re e s to p e rfo rm , a s r e q u e s te d b y th e B o ro u g h
M o w s
1 . 2 M c G o w a n s h a ll p ro v id e to th e B o r o u g h s e r v ic e s (th e S e r v ic e s ) d e fin e d a s
in d e p e n d e n t c o n tra c to r .
u n d e r th is A g re e m e n t , b u t s h a ll s e lv e a s a c o n s u lta n t in th e c a p a c it y o f a n
a g r e e th a t h e s ha ll n o t b e a n e m p lo y e e o f th e B o
r o u g h w h ile p e rfo rm in g s e r v ic e s
te r m s a n d c o n d itio n s s e t f o r th in th is A g re e m e n t . T h e B o r o u g h a n d M c G o w a ns u c h e n g a g e m e n t , a s a
C o n s u lta n t to p r o v id e c e r ta in s e r v ic e s to th e B o r o u g h o n th e1 . ı th e B o r o u g h h e r e b y e n g a g e s M c G o w a n , a n d M c G o w a n h e r
e b y a c c e p ts
\ . C o n s u ltin g S e r v ic e s
to b e le g a lly b o u n d , h e r e by a g r e e a s fo llo w sth e re c e ip t a n d s u f fıc ie n c y o f w h ic h a r
e h e r e b y a c k n o w le d g e d , B o r o u g h a n d M c G o w a n , in te n d in g
c o m m itm e n ts a n d u n d e r s ta n d in g s c o n ta in e d h e re in a n d fo r oth e r g o o d a n d v a lu a b le c o n s
id e r a tio n ,
N O W T H E R E F O R E , in c o n s id e ra tio n o f th e fo r e g o in g r e c ita is a n d th e m u tu a l p r o m is e s
,
A g r e e m e n t .
M c G o w a n w is h e s to a c c e p t s u c h e n g a g e m e n t o n th e te n n s a n d c on d itio n s s e t fo r th in th is
tim e , t o e n g a g e t h e s e r v ic e s o f M c G o w a n a s a C o n s u lta n t a nd a s d e f in e d w ith in th is A g r e e m e n t .
c a p a b ilitie s a s e v id en c e d d u r in g h is e m p lo y m
e n t, t h e B o ro u g h w is h e s to c o n tin u e , fro m t im e tofro m e m p lo y m e n t a n d c e a s e to b e a B o ro u g h e m p lo y e e . G
iv e n M c G o w a n'
s s kills , a b ilitie s a n dM a n a g e m e n t f u n c tio n s . A t th e c o n c lu s io n o f M c G o w a
n '
s D R O P pa r tic ip a tio n , h e w ill s e p a r a te
a s s is te d th e B o r o u g h w ith In f o rma tio n T e c h n o lo g y , B u ild in g S e c u ń ty a n d E m e r g e n c y
("
D R O P"
) o n J a n u a ry 3 1 , 2 0 D u r in g h is e m p lo y m e n t w ith th e B o r o u g h , M c G o wa n h a s a ls o
s c h e d u le d to c o m p ļ e te h is p a r tic ip a tio n in the B o ro u g h
's D e f e r r e d R e t i r e m e n t O p tio n P ia n
M c G o w a n is th e c u rr e n t C h ie f o f P o lic e o f th e B o ro u g h'
s P o lic e D e p a r tm e n t , a n d is
B A C K G R O U N D
D e p ◆力 n e n t ("
M c G o w a n"
).Ja m e s R . M c G o w a n , w h o c u rr e n tly s e ıv e s a s th e C h ie f o f P o lic e fo r th e B o
r o u g h'
s P o lic eD e c e m b e r , 2 0 15 , b y a n d b e tw e e n th e B o r o u g h o f D o w n in g to w C h e s te
r C o u n ty ("
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M C G O W A N C O N S U L T IN G A G R E E M E N T
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A g re e m e n t , t h e B o ro u g h s h a ll c e a s e p a y in e n t o f th e m o n th ly in s u r a n c e
3 . 1 (b) ln th e e v e n t th a t M c G o w a n p r o c e e d s u n d e r S e c t io n 3 . 1 (a ) o f th is
c o v e r a g e s h a ll b e s u s p e n d e d .
to p a y a ll b u t th e e m p lo y e e c o n tr ib u tio n to w a r d th e p r e m iu m f o r s u c h
B o r o u g h h e a lth in s u r a n c e p la n , a n d th e B o r o u g h's c o r r e s p o n d in g o b lig a tio n
th e B o r o u g h in w r itin g im m e d ia te ly . In s u c h c a s e , M s e n f o llm e n t in th e
c o v e r a g e th r o u g h an o th e r s o u r c e , s u c h a s h is s p o u s e , M c G o w a n s h a ll n o t il y
a n d e n r o lls in th a t e m p lo y e r'
s h e a lth in s u ra n c e p la n o r o b ta in s h e a lth c a r e
3 , 1 (a ) In th e e v e n t th a t M c G o w a n o b ta in s a n e w p o s itio n o f e m p lo y m e n t
s h a ll b e s u s p e n d e d u n til p a y m e n t is m a d e to th e B o ro u g h .
h is p o r tio n o f th e m e d ic a l p r e m iu m d u r in g th e te rm o f th is A g re e m e n t , M s c o v e ra g e
c o s ts u n d e r th e B o r o u g h'
s m e d ic a l p la n . In th e e v e n t th a t M c G o w a n fa ils to p r o v id e
c o v e ra g e . M c G o w a n s h a ll b e re s p o n s ib le fo r a n y c o-
p a y m e n ts , d e d u c tib le s o r o th e rp a y th e re m a in in g m o n th ly p re m iu m fo r c o n tin u a tio n o f M c G o w a n
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s h e a lth c a r e
h e a lth c a r e p r e m iu m s , a s it m a y b e a m e n d e d fr o m tim e to tim e , t h e B o r o u g h s h a ll
th e a m o im t w h ic h c lu r e n t p o lic e e m p lo y e e s m u s t c o n tr ib u te to w a r d th e c o s t o f th e ir
a p p lie s to th e n-
c u r r e n t B o r o u g h p o lic e o f fic e rs . S u b je c t to M c G o w a n c o n trib u tin g
fa m ily c o v e r a g e o n th e B o r o u g h P o lic e D e p a r tm e n t h e a lth in s u r a n c e p la n a s it
in th is A g re e m e n t , th e B o ro u g h a g f e e s to m a in ta in M c G o w a n'
s e n r o llm e n t in
3 . 1 A s th e f u ll a n d s o le c o m p e n s a tio n fo r th e s e r v ic e s p r o v id e d to th e B o r o u g h
3 . F e e s a n d E x p e n s e s
te r m in a te th is A g r e e m e n t fo r a n y r e a s o n o r n o r e a s o n a t a n y tim e .
by e ith e r p a r ty u p o n d e liv e r y o f w r itte n n o tic e to th e o th e r p a r ty . E ith e r p a r ty m a y
2 . 2 T e r m in a tio n . T h e te rm o f th is A g r e e m e n t s h a ll c o n tin u e u n til te rm in a te d
a g r e e m e n t b e tw e e n th e p a r tie s .
D e c e m b e r 3 1 , 2 0 18 . A n y e x te n s io n o f th is te rm s h a ll b e s u b je c t to w r itte n m u tu a l2 . 1 T e rm . T h is a g r e e m e n t s h a ll c o m m e n c e o n F e b r u a r y 1 , 2 0 15 a n d e x p ir e o n
2 . ¢m a n d ı- , a tio n
in s u ra n c e c a r r ie r b y v ir tu e o f h is s ta tu s a s a n In d e p e n d e n t C o n tr a c to r .
r ig h ts u n d e r th e W o rk e rs'
C o mp
e n s a t io n A c t o r th r o u g h th e B o r o u g h'
s d is a b ility
p re m is e s a s th e r e s u lt o f th e p e r fo rm a n c e o f th is A g r e e m e n t, h e s h a ll n o t h a v e a n y
n e tw o r k s a n d o th e r re s o u r c e s . In th e e v e n t th a t M c G o w a n is illjw e d o n B o r o u g ha n d u s e o f th e B o r o u g h
's f a c i litie s , s u p p lie s , in fo rm a tio n te c h n o lo g y , e q u ip m e n t ,
p o lic ie s o f th e B o ro u g h r e la t in g to b u s in e s s a n d o f fic e c o n d u c t , h e a lth a n d s a fe ty
o r u s in g th e B o ro u g h'
s eq
u ip m e n t, M c G o w a n s h a ll c o m p ly w ith a ll a p p ıic a b İ e
ı. 4 T o th e e x te n t M c G o w a n p e r fo rm s a n y S e r v ic e s o n th e B o r o u g h'
s p
r e m is e s
p e r fo rm s th e S e r v ic e s .
1 . 3 T h e B o r o u g h s h a ll n o t c o n tr o l th e m a n n e r o r m e a n s b y w h ic h M c G o w a n
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c o n s e n t .
re p re s en ta tio n s o n th e B o r o u g h
's b e h a lf w ith o u t th e B o r o u g h
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s p
ń o r w r itte nh a v in g a u th o r ity ) to b in d th e B o r
o u g h a n d s h a ll n o t m a k e a n y a g re e m e
n ts o ra n y p u rp o s
e . M c G o w a n s h a ll h a v e n o a u th o r ity (a n d s h a ll n o t h o ļ d h im s e lf o ut a s
v e n tu r e , e m p lo y e e o r a g e n c y re la tio n s h ip b e tw
e e n M c G o w a n a n d th e B o ro u g h fo rA g re e m e n t s h a ll n o t
b e c o n s u e d to c r e a te a n y a s s oc ia tio n , p a r tn e rs h ip , jo in t
4 . 1 M c G o w a n is a n In d e p e n d e n t C o n tr
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a c to r o f th e B o ro u g h , a n d th is
4 . R e la tio n s h iE o f th e P a r t ie s
o b lig a tio n to r e im b u r s e M c G o w a n fo ľ s u c
h e x p e n s e .
th e e v e n t th a t M c G o w a n d o e s n ot o b ta in s u c h a p p r o v a l, t
h e B o ro u g h s h a ll h a v e n oa d v a n c e d a p p ro v a
l fro m th e B o ro u g h M a n a ge r b e fo r e in c u rr in g s u c h e x p e
n s e . Ina n y e x p e
n s e ( tra v e l, e
qu ip m e n t o r o th e r w is e )
in e x c e s s o f $ 1 5 0 , h e m lıs t o b ta ine x tra o rd in a r y c irc u m
s ta n c e s , if M c G o w a n a n tic ip a te s s ee k in g re im b w
s e m e n t fo rr e im b u rs e m e n t p o lic y o
f th ( B o r o u g h th e in e f fe c t . A b s e n t e m e r g e n c y o r
c o n n e c tio n w ith th e p e rf o rma n c e o f th e S e rv ic e s in a c c o rd
a n c e w ith th e g e n e ra ld o c u m e n te d tr a v e l a n d o th e r c o s ts o r e x p
e n s e s in c u r re d o r p a id b y Mc G o w a n in
3 . 4 T h e B o ro u g h a g re e s to r eim b u r s e M c G o w a n f o r a l l r e
a s o n a b le a n d
w ith a n e x p la n a tio n o f s e r v ic e s p r o v
id e d .
M a n a g e r d o c u m e n tin g the n u m b e r o f h o u rs w o r k e d d u r
in g th e p r ior m o n th , a lo n g
3 . 3 0 n th e 1 5th
d a y o f e a c h m o n th (o r th e f s t b u s in e s s d a y a fte r t
h e 1 5'h
d a y if
(2 0 13 - 2 0 15) .o f D o w n in g to w n p
o lic e A s s o c ia tio n C o lle c tiv e B a r g a in in g A g
r e e m e n tM c G o w a n a c c o r d in g to th e te r m s o f S e c t
io n 3 o f A r tic le X I I o f th e B o r o u g h
to r e s u m e p a y m e n t of th e $ 4 0 o p o s
t- r e tire m e n t m e d ic a l s tip e n d to th e
3 . 1 (d ) A t th e c o n c lu s io n o f th e te rm o f th is A g r e
e m e n t, th e B o ro u g h a g re e s
e m p lo y ee c o n trib u tio n p o r t io n
o f th e in s u r a n c e p r em iu m .
$4o o s tip « n d s h a ļ l c e a s e a nd M c G o w a n s h a ll re s u m
e p a ym e n t fo r th e
r e s u m e p a r tic ip a tio n i
n th e B o ro u g h'
s h e a lth in s u r a n c e p la n , p a y m e n t o fth e
th e e m p lo y e e p rem iu m c o n tr ib u tio n s h a ll r e s
u m e . S h o u ld M c G o w a np o lic e D e p a r trrıe n t . L ik e w
is e , t h e B o ro u g h's o b l i g
a t i o n t o pa
y f o r a l l b u tp
la n th a t is th e n a v a i la b le to c u r r e n t , ac t iv e e m p lo y e e s o f th e
B o ro u g hM c G o w a n m a y r e s u m e h is p a r t
ic ip at io n in th e B o ro u g h
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s h e a lth in s u ra n c ea re re d u c e d , s o lo n g a s th e t( r m o
f th is A g re em e n t h a s n o t y e t e x p
ire d ,s u b s e q u e n t
ly lo s e s th e h e a lth b e n e f its h e th
e re in s e c u re d o r s u c h b e n e fi ts
3 . 1 (c ) In th e e v e n t th a t M c G o w a n p ro c e
e d s u n d e r S e c tio n 3 . I (a ) b u t th en
A g re e m e n t ( 2 0 1 3- 2 0 15).
B o r o u g h o f D o w n in g tow n p o lic e A s s o c ia tio n
C o lİ e c tiv e B a rg a in in gm e d ic a l s tip ( n d u
n d e r th e te rm s s e t fo r th in A r tic le X I I , S e c tio n 3 o f th e
p re m iu m a n d c o m m e n c e p a y
m e n t o f M c G o w a n'
s $4 0 0 p o s t - r c tire m e n t
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p e r n rit M c G o w a n , th r o u g h m u tu a lly a g re e a b le le g a l
c o u n s e l , t o a n s w e r a n d d e fe n dT h e B o r o u g h w ill p r o v id e M
c G o w a n w ith re a s o n a b ly p r o m p t n o tic e o f a n y c la im s ,
by a n y th ird p a r ty to th e e x te n t th a t th e C la im s a r is e o u t o f o r r
e la te to th e S e r v ic e s .c o s ts a n d e x p e n s e s
o f a n y kin d (
"
C la im s"
), e x p re s sly in c lu d in g le g a l fe e s , a s s e r t e dfro m a n d a g a in s t a n y a n d a ll
c la im s , a c t io n s , d e m a n d s , p ro c e e d in g s , d a m a g e s , an d
e le c te d a n d a p p o in te d o f fic İ a ls , e m p l o y e e s , a g e n t s
a n d th e ir r e s p e c tiv e s u c c e s s o r s7 . 1 M c G o w a n s h a ll d e fe n d , h o ld h
a n n le s s a n d in d e m n if y th e Bo ro u g h , its
7 . - N if ic a t io n
o f a n y lo s s o 】. Dis c lo s u re o f a n y C o n
f id e n t ia l In f o r m a tio n .s h a ll n o tify th e B
o ro u g h im me d ia te ly in th e
e v e n t th a t M c G o w a n b e c o m e s a w a r ea n y p u r p o s e
e x c e p t a 8 re qu ire d in th e p e rfo rm a
n c e o f th e S e r v ic e s . T h e M c G o w a no f th e B o ro u g h in e a c
h in s ta n c e , a n d to n o t u s e a n y C o n fid e n tia l Info r m a t io n f o r
dis c lo s e d , in w h o le o r in p a rt, t o an
y th ird p a r ty w ith o u t th e p rio r
w r itte n c o n s e n tc o n f ıd e n tia l a n d a g re e s to
n o t d is c lo s e c o n f id e n t ia l In form a tio n o r p e rm it i
t to b em a tte rs . M c G o w a n a g r e e s to tre a t a
ll C o n fid e n tia l In fo r m a tio n a s str ic tly
to v a r io u s c itiz e n s o f th c B o ro u g h , a n d in fo r m a tio n p e r ta in in g to o n g o in g c r
im in a lte c h n o lo g y , in fo rm a tio n p e r ta in
in g to bu s in e s s o p e ra tio
n s , in f o rn ıa tio n p e r ta in in gtr e a te d a s c o n fid e n tia l a n d p ro p ń e ta r y b y
th e B o ro u g h , in c lu d in g w ith ou t lim ita tio n
6 , 1 M c G o w a n a c k n o w le d g e s th a t he w ill h a v e a c c e s s to in fo r m a t
io n th a t is
6 . c o n f id Fm m
B o ro u g h a t its o f fic e s .
w ill im m e d ia te ly s u rre n d e r p o s s e s s
io n , c u s t o dy a n d c o n tro l o f a ll s uc h p ro p e r ty
toh c re u n d e r , irr e s p e c tiv e o f th e tim e , m a
l u l e r o r c a u s e o f s a id te rm in a tio n . M c G o w a nū m e s r e m a in th e s o le p ro p e r ty o f th e B o r
o u g h , a n d th a t ìrp o n n otic e o f te rm in a tio n
a n y w ork p ro d
u c t p ro d uc e d b y M c G o w a
n u n d e r th is A g re e me n t a re a n d s h a ll a t a ll
th e c o n d u c t o f its b u s in e s s a n d p rov id e d to M c G o w a n . By th e B o ro u g h a s w
e ll a so th e r m a te r ia l o w n e d b y t
h e B o ro u g h o r u s e d b y th e B
o ro u g h in c o n n e c tio n w ith
m a n u a ls , lite ra tu re , p ro d u c ts , c o m pu te r ß1e s , p o r tfo lio s , s a m p le
w o rk p ro d u c t a n d
c u s to m e r lis ts , m a ilin g lis ts , b o o k s , r e c or d s , r e p o r t s , c o r r e s p o n
d e n c e , d o c u m e n ts ,5 . 1 M c G o w a n a c k n o w le d g e s th a t a ll
e q u ipm e n t, m a t e ria ls , t e le p h o n e
n u m b e rs ,
5 . M gh P r o p e r ty
e m p lo y e e o r M c G o w a n .
in d «n n n ify th e B o ro u g h a g ain s t a n y c l
a im s m a d e b y o r o n b e h a lf o f a n y s u c
hM e G o \ \ m e m p lo y e e s , a n d M c G
o w a n s h a ll b e fu lly r e s po tıs ib le fo r th e tīı a n d
e n g a g e d b y M c G o w a n in c o n n e c tio n w ith
th e p e r fo r ma n c e o f th e S e r v ic e s s
h a ll b cM c G o w a n
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s c o ın p e n s a tio n p u rs u a n t to th is A g re e m
e n t . A n y p e rs o n s e m p lo ye d o r
by th e B o ro u g h to its e m p lo y
e e s , e x c lu d in g th e h e a lth b e n e f its w h ic h c o m p ri
s ed is a b ility , p ro fit s h a r in g o r re
tire m e n t b e ï ıe fits o r a n y o th e r fn n s e b e
n e fits o ffe re d4 . 2 W ith o u t lim itin g S e c tio n 4 . 1, M
c G o \w u r w ill n o t b e e lig ib le fo r v a c a tio n ,
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p rin c ip le s th a t w o u ld re q u ir e th e a p p
lic a tio n o f a n y o th e r la w .
th e la w s o f th e C o m m o n w e a lth o f p e n n s y ıv a n ia with o u t r e g a r d to c o n flic ts
- o 1 a w s9 . 4 C Q i æ Į 4 w · T h is A g re e m e n t w ill b e governed b y a n d c o n s tr u
e d u n d e r
b e th e ir o ń g in a ı s ig n a tu r e s fo r a ll p u rp o s e s .
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