Word: extensional
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Included in the three-year extension is a controversial "buyout" clause that requires the city to pay Healy's salary even if the council removes him from his post.
Councillor David E. Sullivan, the only council member to oppose the extension, said he could not support the contract because of the buyout clause, but added that he approved of Healy's performance.
In a way it's been an extension of normal human behavior, more than the '70s and '60s. Then there was a reluctance among educated people to show their affluence -- it was the time of the debutante in blue jeans who worked in a child-care center.
For this reason, some city politicians say they have reservations about a three-year contract extension that is expected to be awarded to Healy on Monday, saying the extension could broaden the manager's power.
Because the extension includes a controversial "buy-out" clause that would require Cambridge to pay Healy's salary and benefits through 1993 even if he were removed from the job, they argue the contract weakens the council by eliminating the city's strongest check over its administration--the right to...