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Regular City Council Meeting <br />February 10, 2003 <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />?fiester said the janitor has a contract for three years with an option to renew for <br />two years. If the janitor wants to work longer the contract has to be renegotiated. <br />He cited those examples, saying that he preferred a fixed term contract to one <br />with a ~rolling" term such as the one proposed. He said he could not see in this <br />mechanism an easy way to part company with someone by saying, no, your <br />contract is up. He said the proposed contract seems perpetual. Mayor ?fiester <br />said even the City Attorney does not like contracts that do not have an end. City <br />Attorney Schenk advised that this contract does have an end. Mr. Schenk said <br />there is a process that was talked about on the evaluation and the non-renewal <br />puts an end to it. Councilwoman Neeley advised that the contract has a two year <br />termination in it. <br /> <br />Bell said one problem that all councils have had in the past and that citizens have <br />is thinking that the City Manager runs the city. Mr. Bell said that he does not, <br />that this council runs the city and sets policies. He said that the City Council tells <br />the City Manager what to do. If you study the City Charter that is what is <br />supposed to happen. There have always been council members who give <br />department heads orders. It is not correct to go over the City Manager's head. <br /> <br />Councilman Plata stated that the City Council receives the paperwork or disk on <br />Friday night. He explained that, with his work schedule, on Saturdays and <br />Sundays he doe not have the time to go over the agenda packet. There are times <br />he votes on things that he does not get to explore. City Manager Malone advised <br />that the Council Members always have city staff available 24/7 to answer <br />questions, and most items that are on the agenda are routine items that the city <br />council members are aware of because they have been referred previously. Mr. <br />Malone cited, for example, the bids that are on the agenda tonight were placed <br />on the agenda from last month. <br /> <br />Councilwoman Neeley said she wanted to assure the citizens of Paris that she <br />and Councilman McCarthy did not meet and fifteen minutes later have a <br />document that they wanted to present. She advised that they spent a lot of hours <br />working on these contracts. Councilwoman Neeley advised that the contracts <br />came out of a discussion regarding why they were doing evaluations without <br /> <br /> <br />