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Special City Council Meeting March 15, 2004 Page 4 in the sense there are some personnel issues and other matters that need to be taken care of and would they want to make those changes now before a permanent manager comes on board, or did they want to wait and let the new manager fill some of this positions himself. He said he was certainly capable and willing to make changes, and he realizes that there are a lot of challenges ahead of them including the budget process that is coming up very soon. He also said he was willing to look at some new avenues in ways of doing some things. Mayor Fendley said they he had talked to Terry, today, regarding salary, which was $600.00 additional per month to what he is currently making and this is open for discussion. Councilman Weekly asked Mr. Townsend if he had ever taken over a manager’s position before he came to Paris. Mr. Townsend said he had not. Councilman Weekly said when he said new direction, what do he mean? Mr. Townsend said that was something that came from this Council, but he would tell him this, there are a number of things and broken relationships and the things that we deal with every day between the city and other entities that he would like to be involved in helping solve those problems. Also Mr. Townsend said to be able to lead the employees that the city has down for a common purpose such as knowing what each other is doing and the issues at hand. That was the direction that he felt they were talking about. Councilman Weekly asked Mr. Townsend if he had a playing field that was unlevel and you are going to level the playing field, is that what you are saying, or, are you going to level the playing field? Mr. Townsend said he would attempt to make sure they are all on the same page and headed in the same direction. He advised that some of them are and that is great. If not, he would like to help until the permanent City Manager gets here. He stated that he was willing to do that. A motion was made by Councilman Guest to recommend Terry Townsend as the Interim City Manager with a salary increase of $600.00 per month. The motion was seconded by Mayor Pro Tem McCarthy and carried 6 ayes, 1 nay, Councilman Weekly voting no.