The City Commission tried to play "poker" Wednesday night with the interim city manager's employment package.
I will give them credit on a few hands: A two-month severance for the first year and capped at six months at three years of service and beyond, a $5,000 moving allowance returned if she leaves, an investigation for the most economical car allowance and a lowered salary than what she expected.
However, in the last hand, which was a proposed $110,000 annual salary, the commission revealed that they really do not know how to play poker and gave away unnecessary "taxpayer chips." Instead, the better hand would have been a proposed range of $90,000 to $110,000.
Our "elected" officials also seem to have forgotten that the city manager is not the CEO of our city. We are.