Employment with the County is "at-will" and is for no definite period of time and may, regardless of the date and method of payment of salary or wages, be terminated by the County or the employee, with or without cause, and with or without prior notice. No personnel policy, procedure, practice or representation, oral or written, abrogates or alters this "at-will" condition of employment. Nothing contained in the Handbook, or any other document provided to County employees is intended to be, nor should it be, construed as a guarantee that employment or any employment benefit will continue for a period of time (except as otherwise mandated by State or Federal law).