Wednesday, October 3, 2001
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Wednesday, October 3, 2001 |
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PTC Council to consider contract for manager, also transportation plan for growing West Village By JOHN
MUNFORD
A proposed contract for Peachtree City Manager Jim Basinger will be considered by the City Council at its meeting Thursday night. The version presented to council has the contract first expiring Dec. 31, 2002; it will automatically renew for additional one-year periods unless the city or Basinger gives notice otherwise prior to Sept. 30 of each year. With that one exception, the remaining portions of the contract "reflect the current treatment Mr. Basinger receives from the city," City Attorney Rick Lindsey said in a cover letter to council members. Basinger has served as the city manager since 1984. The contract is necessary due to a regulation in the newly adopted city charter requiring the city manager to be hired under a contract with the city, Lindsey said. Council will still be permitted to terminate Basinger if it is ever deemed necessary, but he is guaranteed three months' severance pay according to the contract. The document spells out his monthly pay as $8,350, which equals $100,200 a year. Council will also consider adopting the a transportation plan for the Ga. Highway 54 West corridor which will link the growing West Village area to the city's cart path system. The plan also calls for road improvements such as access roads parallel to Hwy. 54 to the north and south of the highway. The cart path improvements include tunnels under the railroad bridge there which allows for a cloverleaf cart path design to connect the path with commercial developments on the other side of the railroad. City officials hope the plans will be accepted by the Atlanta Regional Commission, which could help fund the transportation improvements though a multi-million dollar grant program for Georgia cities. The grants are to focus on improving alternative means of transportation. The plan was developed by city staff with input from a citizen's advisory board that has met on the matter for the past few months.
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