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• • by law and by charter. Mr. Ross said that the contract between the City and a person, is the City, the City Manager, or the City Council? City Attorney Haynes advised that if it is a contract, then, execution of contracts, unless there has been a resolution passed that authorizes someone other than the Council to handle certain matters. ffthe Council has placed that authority upon the City Manager or another person, like occasionally the City Council will direct him to procure right -of -way, then he is acting for the Council. If they turn over the gray area to the City Manager, then the City Manager would have full authority for that, but the execution of contracts, it has been the City's practice, and it is his opinion, that each contract that has to be executed needs to be authorized by the City Council. This will make it an official act of the City Council. Mr. Ross wanted to know if Mr. Haynes has the letter that he wrote back last year in July regarding his request for purchase of raw water that was sent over to the City Manager. He did not receive a copy of it, and stated that it has not been signed by the City Manager. City Attorney advised that he did not have the letter, that he did sent a letter to the City Manager, then he found out that everyone was talking about several different things. City Attorney Haynes said he was only talking about one thing, and that was in regard to Mr. Ross's recreational activity, which Mr. Ross told him that he had already had conversation with the Director of Utilities, and with the supervisor of the sewer treatment plant. Mr. Haynes said Mr. Ross said he needed help taking care of the sewer that was going to be generated by an activity that was going to entertain people. City Attorney Haynes advised that his information in his office is confidential between him and the City of Paris, and does not go out of the office. City Manager Malone advised the Council that Mr. Ross has not presented any drawing, plans, specifications nor filed a formal request. With regard to raw water, City Manager Malone said Mr. Ross had told him that he had made a request by asking that a letter be signed stating that the City would give him raw water from the raw water supply line from Pat Mayse Lake to Paris, and stated that he was told that he could take raw water from a valve, and it could be calculated as to how much water would come out of that size valve. City Manager Malone said that is not true. City Manager Malone said there were several problems associated with the sale of raw water. One is, anytime we sale someone raw water, we will have a meter which they will have to provide. City Manager Malone said the City puts potassium permangana in the raw water from time to time for taste and odor problems, and he would have great concern about what the water is to be used for, and Mr. Ross informed City Manager Malone that the water would be use in his jet ski races. City Manager Malone pointed out that the City of Paris could possibly be sharing in some type of liability in the event that someone became sick City Manager Malone said the property in question is outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the