R99-89 AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF CONSULTING AGREEMENT

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Ballard Management Group, Inc. The Biltmore Building One North Pack Square PO Box 2491 Asheville, NC 28802-2�91 (828)250-0007 (828) 250-0008 (fax) email: BallardMG�a�aol.com May 14, 1999 Mr. James L. Williams,Jr. City Manager City of Decatur 1 Gary E. Anderson Plaza Decatur, IL 62523 Dear Mr. Williams, I wish to thank you and the City of Decatur for the confidence you have shown by selecting Ballard Management Group, Inc. and Jim Bender for your interim Transit Director needs. We look forward to working with you in the days and weeks ahead. At the end of this letter I have provided si�nature lines for the two of us indicating th� acceptance by'e�oth parties of the terms and conditions contained in this a�eement. James F. Bender of Ballard Management Group, Inc. will serve as Transit Directcr of the Decatur Public Transit System on an interim basis. Paul J. Ballard of Ballard iVlanagement Group, Inc. will serve as the responsible senior executive with corporate responsibility for this contract. Cecil A. Collins will serve to supervise the performance of this contract for the City of Decatur. Compensation will be at the rate of$2,000.00 �r week far each week that Mr. Bender is in Decatur. Reasonable living and travel expenses for Messrs. Bender and Ba�lard while on Decatur Public Transit business will be additional. Each workweek for Mr. Bender will consist of a five-day period. Any partial weeks will be prorated at the rate of�400 per day. Mr. Bender will be permitted the use of a Decatur Public Transit automobile for official business while on duty in Decatur. It is our understanding at this time that Mr. Bender will be utilized approximately h.�o w-eeks per month for the d•aration of this contract. Invoices will be submitted at the end of each rivo-week period. Payment from the City of Decaiur u�ill be made within 10 days of the receipt of invoices and/or e�cpense reports.