After requesting unlimited leave accrual, automatic salary increases, a $500 monthly car allowance, an indefinite contract term, and a supermajority vote to be terminated without cause, Manatee County Administrator Charlie Bishop will stick to his current contract for another six months.
Bishop’s contract was due to expire in August. Commissioners unanimously approved the six-month extension at the April 21 meeting.
The decision came after commissioners were critical of several aspects of the contract Bishop’s attorney presented during the April 7 meeting. Commissioners requested the contract be revised and then brought back for a vote…