dmin-
dence
ington, y., resi-
copy of the re
which de ribed
feet
li ety Director Fred
Reillis and Pub!" Service
Direct . field.
city.
by
n
he
Ser
Freddi L iggins n
of Leor . gins 13 Ter-
Ro d B nton Har­
been promoted in
.s. ir Force to th
y
Contr t.' the cCauley
plan described during
th Satur y . n by
ayor Jo I Patter n
'not reflecting the intent
of the city commi ion."
"Insubordination
ho Commi . ners Juanita
Echols . h I Govato
Ru th ildred ells
and Charl s Yarbrough
termed au} y' bmit­
ted 26-p ge 'Government
by ontract."
'This . not the city
commission' proposal '
id Yarbrough.
He did hat h wanted
and f1 d/' remarked Com­
. ion r Kirby before the
m ting.
"Psycholo .
fare the
by P tter
ten . n be een the com­
mi ion and the manager.
The commi . n and c-
C uley had been t ord s
point for thre s over
hi h path the city ould
ar­
used
auley has clun to
hi c ncept of bolishing
all departments and con­
tr ting out city services,
de ite commission adopt­
ion this past Tuesday of
belt-tightening revenue-
n ratin appro h. The
commissi n ordered cCau­
ley to develop details of
their plan by Friday.
cCaul y, ho left tb
city Friday evening sent a
police officer to the home
of Fire Chief John Billip
tha t same evening with a
letter appointin Billip
'acting city manager to act
in my capacity during my
b nee from the city until
ednesday Feb. 25."
Comrnis loners termed
Billip , appointment ''un c­
cept bl " in the re lution
dopted Saturday morning.
Commissioner noted th
charter provide for com­
mi ion appro al of the
cting city man ger. Com-
. ioners had dier p-
proved the; appointment of
Reilli to the po t.
That same re lution
directed cCauley ''to
comply ith the legal
opinion," re dered by City
ttorney orris Gavin,
and call bac Reillis and
ingAccoun
charge, en you P a
S 1,000. b nee in
2
•
Ice
rank of mast r rant.
i in curity
police technician at Camp
e Amsterdam Air B
in Th etherlands,
3
. Th r no m ni-
FEBRUARY 25 - ARCH 3, 1981
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Whitfield.
"Th commission'
concerns are twofold, ,
explained G vin fter t e
meeting. The commission
members mu make sure
the charter is complied
with in any ction taken
against employees and,
while they realize there
must be layoffs, the layoff
mu t be properly done, he
said.
Gavin' legal opinion h d
concluded "departm nt
director ould be the I t"
to be laid off, and ''that
employee of inferior title"
could not replace depart­
ment directo .
"It would have been
correct for the city man­
ager to fire department
director G vin respond-
ed, but not layoff."
Gavin noted the com­
mi ion' other concern
approval of financial
recovery plan" and explain­
ed cC uley's ab nee from
the city m de that impos-
·b
cC uley hen re hed
ond y at his entuc y
home refu d comment.
In related e nts, a group
of area busin people met
Friday at tn Whirlp 0
meetin room at The C p­
tain's T bl es urant.
The group agreed to cir­
culate a petition hich
the city to declare
i "unable to opera
the city in an orderly
manner and sate
TH CITIZE
p. GE 5
of i . n ... to
the city in re oring proper
dmin trativ p ity."
The petition ou d
the city con t to
the app intrnent of
receiver by the tate.
J y, 0 er of
Con mer' sphalt, Benton
ho h been 0 ed
Co. to reco
due.
BL CK
Grav di
e
o
Student at Andre
University have promised
5,300 to repair th roof
of the Benton Harb r
Senio Citizen en ter in
re n to a p a fr rn
conununity ction a ency.
ccordin to And re
Student A dation Presi-
dent ar ath
do ted funds ill be dr wn
from student
t Union
. Bell
.0
Hou . J red
e roo
prornisory note from th and e
tudent iation ill n
all cont tors to im-
mediately beei rep
the roof of the center to
at the corner of Pipesto dded
Road and t all Str
·d.
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