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MICHIGAN CITIZEN PAGE 15
Benton Harbor
Co
mission
il ing; Yarbrough no
ready
sworn in a Mayor," said
Wolf. "I do not want to put
my successor, should I be
defeated in the next election,
in the ame situation that I've
been in. I think that, should I
be defeated next year, with
whoever takes this seat should
not inherit contracts like I had
to work with."
streets, Ijust want to see Parks
and Public Works working
together," said Wooden.
He aid Yarbrough was
doing a good job in the City,
so what' a few months. "If a
person is not doing his job we
got a right to. get rid of him. I
think a person's job perfor­
mance is the best contract you
can have."
In the agreement
Yarbrough's salary will be
raised from $27,0.00 to
$29,000 and he will also be
paid by the City $100 per
month for gasoline reimburse­
ment or tbe City" may furnish
gas for his local travel.
Kenzie, Arnold Smi th, Steve
Wooden and George
Wysinger. Commissioner
Charle Yarbrough abstained.
Mr. Yarbrough told
reporters after the commis­
sioners decision- to approve
his con tract tha t he had
changed his mind and talked
to hi lawyer about the terms
of his contract, because the
time set for the original con­
tract to expire, was the time to
plan for the summer I recrea­
tions.
"A IS-month - contract
would just do - my young
people - my recreational pro­
gram that I've fought for for
eight years, it would just do it
all harm, it would just go
down the drain," aid
Yarbrough.
For Public Works and
Parks and Recreations work­
_ ing together, Yarbrough said •.
"I would gladly greet that. 1
think we could save money,
combining the two depart­
ment • and we could be more
flexible."
"As for. my job perfor­
mance ... everybody knows
what my job performance i ,"
. ��id. ':"arb!d�&1!. ��i.� I 'a p'e�­
sona thing with the Maypr,
that's what it all boils down to
... it's political."
Also Monday night during
Citizens Comments, Mr.
Emery McClendon, of 133·N.
Seeley, Benton Harbor,
claimed he got a raw deal on
property at 141 Pipestone, he
was interested in buying.
He told the commission
that the property the City sold
at 141 Pipestone (old Wil­
liams Jewelry building) to An­
thony and Diane Coleman in
September for $12,500, was
the same property he had in­
terest in and had been
negotiateing with Aaron An­
thony, Director of the City's
Downtown- Development
Authority.
McClendon told the com­
mission that he had been talk­
ing to Anthony" about
purchasing tl)e property bac
in the summer and he didnot
give him. any indication' that
he had to go through the ci t y.
"I have keys to the building
and I have taken a couple of ,
contractors down to 100 at
the building ... and matter of
fact the party that is buying
the prope ty was one of the
contractors who was suppose
to give me a bid," McClendon
stated.
"I tho�ght that it was inap-
propri lbat the city had 01
th erty irbout eve
placing it up forbid or even
letting tbe interested partie
know what was taking place at
Co tlnued 0 Pa 16
By Ber ice BrowD
Correspondent
The Benton Harbor City
Commis ion, Monday, Oc­
tober 22, approved an'
amended two-year contract
for Benton Harbor Parks and
Recreation Director Glenn
Yarbrough by a 5-3 vote.
The commis ion came
Monday 'night to approve a 15-
month contract for
Yarbrough, but City Attorney
John Po telli said Yarbrough
had changed hi mind and was
not satisified with the terms.
Mayor William Wolf, said
he was in favor of the original
contract of IS-months and
would agree to extend it for
one month, so the contract
will end in April, at cut-off
time between programs, but
he was totally against the
amended contract, which
would e pire December 1992.
. At the October 15, Com­
mi ion meeting a proposal
for Yarbrough to work on a
- month-to-month basi was
discussed, but Yarbrough said
he didn't like the idea, and
would not settle for contract
under a one-year period.
.. A you all know I in-
herited the existing contract
(Yarbrough: ) which was
done by the previous. ad­
ministration before I was
COMMISSIO ERS
Kerry Shannon and Fred Sims,
both agreed with Wolf. saying
they would agree on the 15-
month contract, but not the
two-year.
Commissioner George
Wysinger said, Yarbrough's
contract had the same wording
as City Manager Steve
Manning's and he didn't see
anything wrong in extending
the IS-month contract to a
two-year contract, because
they would have the same
agreements.
THE AGREEMENT also
states that, if the city ter­
minates the agreement for any
reason except for a viclation
of an applicable law, rule or
regulation or a willful failure
to perform his duties, the City
will pay Yarbrough six­
lwellhs (6/12) of his annual
compensation, however, if the
ci ty decides to submit it's
recreational responsibilities
to a Board of Commission and
the Board or Commission
employ. b'_ UtcD. City
will n I be obligated to pay
the severance pay.
Approving the two-year'
contract were, Commissioners
Ralph Crenshaw, Hershel-Me-
COMMISSIONER
STEVE Wooden said he
would Ii e to see things rear­
ranged and have Public Works
and tbe Parks and Recreation
Department working together,
putting Yarbrough over it.
"You see what kind of direc­
tion .be gi ves the parks."
"I don't want to see Mr.
Perkins (Ed Perkins, head of
Public Works) out in the
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