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Supporting Documentation · Oct 28, 2025

242-25 Exhibit E - Employment Contract - Business Administrator - Peter F Smeraldo Jr..pdf

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9. VACATION DAYS Employee shall be entitled to receive twenty (20) vacation days per year which shall be used in accordance with Township Policy. Employee shall receive four (4) personal days at the same level as all other Township employees. Employee shall also receive the same time off for holidays as all other Township employees. 10. SICK TIME Employee shall be entitled to fifteen (15) paid sick days each year as per Township policy. At any time the Township may require him/her to submit to an independent medical examination for the purpose of verifying the nature and extent of any sickness, illness or condition. Employee shall be entitled to receive three (3) paid personal days annually. 11. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION The Township reserves the right to conduct a performance evaluation periodically. Both parties agree that the renewal of this Agreement is at the sole discretion of the Township Council. 12. EXPENSES The Township shall reimburse Employee for reasonable and occasional expenses incurred in connection with the duties of Business Administrator provided that such expenses are approved by the Mayor. Any reimbursement for mileage shall be strictly in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service Guidelines. No travel more than fifty (60) miles from the Municipal Building at 66 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey shall be permitted unless approved in advance in writing by the Mayor or his designee. Any expense reimbursement must be sought within thirty (30) days of its incurrence or be forfeited. Any expense reimbursement request must be accompanied by full and complete documentation, in the Township's sole discretion, accompanied by a certification that the travel was solely for the Township's purposes. 13. REMOVAL/TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT The following provisions shall govern the termination of this Agreement: a. Death. This Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the death of Employee. In such event, Township shall pay to Employee's surviving spouse or estate (i) the portion of Salary earned through the date of death; and (ii) business expenses, if any, advanced by Employee but not yet reimbursed, pursuant to the policy of Township. b. Disability. This Agreement shall terminate upon the good faith determination by Township, after consultation with a physician selected by Township, that Employee has incurred a “permanent and total

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b. Disability. This Agreement shall terminate upon the good faith determination by Township, after consultation with a physician selected by Township, that Employee has incurred a “permanent and total disability,” as such term is defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. In such event, Township shall pay to Employee (or his spouse or estate, if appropriate) (i) the portion of his Salary eamed through the date of the determination of permanent and total disability; and (ji) business expenses, if any, advanced by Employee but not yet reimbursed, pursuant to policy of Township.

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