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x'256 Regular Council Meeting February 14, 2011 Page 9 Council Member Jason Rogers said he brought this item forward for discussion of implementing a policy regarding weather days. Council Member Jason Rogers said he was bothered that the employees received a message that the City was closed, but had to use comp or vacation time. Council Members McCarthy and Pickle both expressed that they did not want to allow extra days off in addition to vacation and comp days. Mr. Anderson said that the message had been changed to say that the City of Paris is open, but that if an employee feels that he or she cannot make it in, then they will have the option of taking leave. Council Member Jason Rogers said he was fine with that. Mayor Biard recessed the City Council at 7:04 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 7:12 p.m. 28. Deliberate, possibly act on the selection of a long -term landfill provider, and direct staff to draft appropriate documents. Council Member Wright said that in September, Council Member Jason Rogers had requested proposals on a long -term landfill provider and that Council had received them. A Motion to select the low bidder with negotiation of the other increments of the contract was made by Council Member Wright and seconded by Council Member Pickle. Council Member Jason Rogers said he was inclined to wait on this decision until the citizens had a chance to vote on the privatization issue. Council Member Brown and Council Member Pickle both said that the City was saving money on the month -to -month contract with Sanitation Solutions. Council Member Jason Rogers said he did not want to rush into a long tern contract and said that they would continue to save money on the month -to -month contract. Council Member Rhonda Rogers agreed with Council Member Jason Rogers. Mayor Biard said that he was comfortable with moving forward with negotiating a contract and that it would have to come back to Council for approval. He also said he did not want to wait another four months before they began the process. Mayor Biard said he expected the contract negotiation to take a couple of months, because he knew of at least ten items that were not resolved in the RFP. Mayor Biard said that Sanitation Solutions was the low bidder and he thought that they should start the contract negotiations. Council Member Jason Rogers expressed concern about not getting several months of data, as well as the perception of the citizens by rushing into a long term landfill agreement. Council Member Brown said he did not feel that they were rushing into this decision, because they had received the information in September. Mayor Biard asked for a vote on Council Member Wright's Motion to select the low bidder with negotiation of the other increments of the contract. Motion carried, 4 ayes — 3 nays, with Council Members Jason Rogers, Rhonda Rogers and Joe McCarthy casting the dissenting votes. 29. Deliberate and possibly act on the request form Richard Drake Construction Company and North Lamar Independent School District to approve the delay of the Stillhouse Road Widening Project.