4 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Settlement Agreement and General Release is made by and between Patrol Of?cer Mark Corandan, hereinafter referred to as ?Employee? and Burlington Township Police Department, hereinafter referred to as ?Employer.? WHEREAS, Employee has been subject to an internal affairs investigation and certain administrative disciplinary charges dated November 3, 2015; and WHEREAS, the Of?cer Corandan requested a departmental hearing, which was held before departmental hearing of?cer Denis Germano, who issued a decision recommending that Of?cer Corandan?s termination be sustained; and WHEREAS, following the issuance of that initial decision, Officer Corandan has determined that he would prefer to transfer to another law enforcement agency in accordance with Civil Service regulations which would terminate his employment with Burlington Township, rather than proceed with the appeal of the disciplinary charges any further if the Township is willing to dismiss and take no further action with reSpect to the disciplinary charges ?and agree to his transfer and end of employment with the Township accordingly; and WHEREAS the parties to this agreement have decided to resolve the disposition of the administrative disciplinary charges in a summary fashion without the necessity any further action by the Township, and in order tti avoid the uncertainty, expense and burden of litigation appealing the termination decision or otherwise, and to address any and all other matters and proceedings that might arise between Employee and Employer as a result of the aforesaid charges; NOW, THEREFORE, Employee and Employer agree as follows: 1. In consideration for entering into this agreement and for the mutual promises and covenants herein, the Employer agrees to dismiss the November 3, 2015 administrative disciplinary complaint and accompanying charges and speci?cations. 1 2. By entering this agreement and for the mutual promises and covenants herein, Employee irrevocably agrees to accept an offer of employment with another law enforcement agency and to accordingly, upon approval of Burlington Township, effectively ending his employment with Burlington Township and shall be considered to have effectively transferred on the date of his signature on this Agreement, with this agreement constituting his of?cial transfer. Employee shall have no continuing or reserved rights to employrnent or re?employment with Burlington Township and waives and relinquishes any such right be signing this agreement; 3. In exchange for the promises made by Employer herein, Employee unconditionally and irrevocably discharges and releases Employer, and all elected and appointed of?cers and employees, its representative(s), insurer(s), agent(s), director(s) comrnissioner(s), servant(s), attomey(s) and employee(s) of and from any and all claims, known or unknown, that Employee, has or may have against Employer as of the date of execution of this Agreement, including, but not limited and any all claims relating to Employee? employment with the Township from the date of this internal affairs investigation and certain administrative disciplinary charges dated November 3, 2015 through and including the procurement and signing of this agreement, and waives and discharges any and all claims of any relating to the proceedings seeking termination of employment or any alleged violation of: a Worker?s Compensation; Statutes, N.J.S.A. 34115-1 et seq.; Claims under Pierce v. Ortho.; The National Labor Relations Act; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act; Civil Rights Act of 1991; Sections 1981 through 1988 of Title 42 of the Unites States Code; The Employee Retirement Income Security Act; The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The Immigration Reform Control Act; The Americans with Disabilities Act; The Rehabilitation Act; The Age Discrimination in Employment Act; 2 0 I 9 0 Executive Order 11246; The Fair Labor Standards Act; The Occupational Safety and Health Act; The Family and Medical Leave Act; The Equal Pay Act; The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; Worker Adjustment and Retraining Noti?cation Act; Employee Polygraph Protection Act; The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination; The New Jersey Family Leave Act; The New Jersey State Wage and HourLaw; The New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act; The New Jersey Equal Pay Law; The New Jersey Occupational Safety and Health Laws; The New Jersey Smokers? Rights Law; The New Jersey Genetic Privacy Act; New Jersey laws regarding Political Activities of Employees, Lie Detector Tests, Jury Duty, Employment Protection, and Consumer Reports, Discrimination; any other federal, state or local civil rights law or any other local, state or federal law, regulation or ordinance; 0 Any public policy, contract (express, written or implied), tort, or common law; I Any claims for vacation, sick or personal leave pay or payment pursuant to any practice, policy, handbook or manual of Employer; or a Any allegation for costs, fees, or other expenses including attorneys? fees. 8. Employee agrees that he hereby accepts the provisions of this Agreement as a fair resolution of his pending disciplinary matter, and by accepting the terms of this agreement, waives any right he may otherwise have to appeal and otherwise challenge the pending disciplinary charges which are to be deemed dismissed in accordance with this agreement. 9. The Employee has been represented by counsel of his choosing and acknowledges that the Employee has in fact discussed the form and content of this document with his attorney, having suf?cient time to review the document prior to agreeing to it. Employee has been represented by Attorney Amie DiCola, Esq. and the law ?rm of Fusco and Macaluso, relating to this matter. Both parties acknowledge that neither party shall have any obligation to pay for any counsel fees or costs incurred by the other relating in any way to the investigation or administrative disciplinary prosecution nor for any other legal services, expenses or costs of the other relating to any of litigation 3 of that matter. 10. By signing this Agreement, Employee swears, affirms and acknowledges that this Agreement is not the product of any force, coercion, undue in?uence or other such pressure for any inappropriate reason. 9. No changes to this Agreement shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by the parties thereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year written below their respective names. ?g?fne MARK CORANDAN (EMPLOYEE) Dated: I??j On this day of_ .,2016 before me personally appeared ,r 1? who in my presence executed the foregoing Agreement, acknowledging such execution to be his free act and deed. J7/wva 7224?! ruff fig/:d/r/ t/ Notary Public DONNA FARRELL SNYDER State of NJ Notary Public 1.0. #2373651 - I - Commission Expires May 21. 2018 A iinistrator Township of Burlington Dated: arr?M? On this (9d; _day of ,,2016 before me personally appeared, die who' in ?my presence executed the foregoing Agreement, acknowledg 3 such execution to be his free act and deed @{Meec Notary Public FRANCES P. WISNEWSKI Notary Public of New Jersey My Commission Expires March 2. 2019