After seven

months, Senoia Police Chief Julian Crowder can remove the "interim"

term from his title.

The Senoia

City Council unanimously approved a two-year contract Monday night for

Crowder to serve as the town's top cop.

The contract

pays Crowder a base salary of $36,000, along with two weeks vacation.

The two weeks

for vacation is something that Mayor Joan Trammell wants to see implemented

for all department heads, who currently receive one week of paid leave.

"Let's

start with Julian and then look at our next meeting for doing this for

all department heads," said Trammell.

Should Crowder

decide to leave the city, he must give the city at least two months notice

of his intentions.

If the city

decides to get rid of Crowder without a just cause, it must pay him two

months severance pay.

The contract

is retroactive to July 1, and Crowder thanked the city for the opportunity

to serve.

Crowder is

the second officer from Peachtree City to assume the top job in Senoia's

Police Department.

Former Chief

Ben Thomas, who resigned in December, also worked many years in Peachtree

City.