06 City Council Mtg Min 12-11-06

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Regular City Council Meeting December 11,2006 Page 14 him. He said he also discussed the matter with the group Mr. Williams referred him to regarding finding an interim City Manager. Council Member Fisher said this started when Mr. Williams told her he was not willing to work with the new Council and the changeover. She further stated that Mr. Williams said to her that he worked well with Curtis Fendley as Mayor, and he didn't think he could work with Richard Manning. Council Member Fendley said that Tony recanted and they had visited that issue last summer. Council Member Wilson asked Mayor Manning how Tony had been to work with since June 5th. Mayor Manning said very difficult in communications except for the last month. Council Member Fendley asked in what regard. Mayor Manning said he wasn't filled in on everything that was going on in the City. Council Member Freelen wanted to know why Mr. Williams was going to resign. Mayor Manning said that Tony told him that he was going to resign, because he did not think he could work with him. Tony said it was because of what he was reading in the newspaper, in that the majority ofthe Council wanted to change in directions. He told Mayor Manning it wasn't so much that he couldn't work with him, as it was that Council wanted a change of direction. Council Member Freelen said they gave Mr. Williams an evaluation and they need to give him a chance to do the things they were asking him to do. Council Member Fendley said last year they went through the evaluation, but did not give Tony direction. Mayor Manning said they had a motion and second on the table. He said the motion was to terminate Mr. Williams at the end of the month and suspend him at the end of the evemng. The Motion carried - 4 ayes, 3 nays, with Council Member Fendley, Council Member Freelen and Council Member Wilson casting the dissenting votes. After discussion, Mayor Manning set a meeting for Thursday, December 28th at 6:00 p.m. to conduct the public hearing. Council Member Fendley asked that the public hearing take place at the Love Civic Center, because it accommodates more people. Council Member Freelen said it would be more fair to the citizens. Mayor Manning scheduled the meeting to take place at the Civic Center. Council Member Fendley stated they did not do anything on the Municipal Judge. Mayor Manning asked if there were any comments. Council Member Wilson said he couldn't evaluate the Judge, except on one item. He further stated that the Municipal Judge was on a two year term, so it wasn't appropriate to evaluate him at that time. 13. Consideration of and action on approving travel expense reimbursement request by Richard Manning. Mayor Manning said he asked for reimbursement of travel expenses for himself, the City Manager, and Council Member Wilson in accordance with Section 18 of the Charter.