It is hereby declared to be the policy of the town that, notwithstanding any policies, memoranda or handbooks promulgated by the town or any employment practices of the town:
a. All employees of the town shall be employed at-will and may resign or be discharged from employment at any time;
b. Only the Mayor and Council shall have the right to enter into contracts for other than at-will employment on the town’s behalf; and
c. Any contract for other than at-will employment must:
1. Be in writing;
2. Be executed by the Mayor and Council;
3. Specify the duration of the employment; and
4. Specifically state that the contract is being created pursuant to the authority of the Mayor and Council under this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 2.808)
Editor’s note:
In its May 2003 edition of UPTOWN, the reasons for this section are explained.