The superintendent's contract

Last year the Oregon legislature passed a law eliminating the "golden parachute" enjoyed by many high-level state employees. The golden parachute was the extemely generous severance package paid to those employees when they lost their jobs. The state decided employers could no longer pay people for work they did not perform. Now, according the the school district's lawyer, the supe's contract used to specify that he would receive 6 months severance pay if the Board decided to let him go. That is now illegal. So, instead, he must be permitted to work out the duration of the contract and then be "non-renewed." Sounds fair but here's the kicker - he has a three year contract! A contract that just got renewed! The only other way to get rid of him is to fire him for cause.