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B. The City also agrees to budget for and to pay for travel and subsistence expenses of Employee for short courses, institutes, and seminars that are necessary for his professional development and for the good of the City. Section 12: Indemnification The City shall provide for indemnification and defense of the Employee in accordance with the provisions found in the San Marcos City Code, Section 2.374. The City shall bear the full cost of any fidelity or other bonds or other insurance required of the Employee under law or ordinance by virtue of this employment, Section 13: Termination A. Termination without Cause The City may terminate this Agreement at any time without cause. For the purpose of this agreement, termination shall occur when: 1. The majority of the governing body votes to terminate the Employee at a duly authorized public meeting; 2. The City reduces the base salary, compensation or any other financial benefit of the Employee, unless it is applied in no greater percentage than the average reduction of all department heads; B. Termination for Cause: The City may terminate the Employee for cause. Such termination shall require the majority vote of the City Council and shall be preceded by notice to Employee. For purposes of this Agreement, "cause" shall include, without limitation, the following: 1. Misconduct in connection with the performance of any of Employee's duties, including, without limitation, misappropriation of funds or property of the City, securing or attempting to secure any personal profit or commercial advantage in connection with any transaction entered into by the City, any falsification or misrepresentation of fact, or any violation of law or regulation to which the City is subject; 2. Conviction of a felony offense, or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, whether committed within or outside the scope of Employee's employment hereunder. C. Notice to the Employee of proposed termination: Employee shall be given written notice of the Council's intent to terminate Employee and the date of a hearing to be conducted in an executive session of the Council at least ten (10) calendar days prior to such hearing and termination Employee shall be given the opportunity to present evidence at the hearing in response to such proposed termination. Employee's failure to appear at such hearing does not prohibit the Council from taking action to terminate Employee. Employee shall have the option to request a public hearing. D. Resignation by Employee, In the event Employee voluntarily resigns his position with the City during the term of this Agreement, then Employee shall give the City 30 days notice in advance, unless the parties agree otherwise in writing. Page 4 of 6