The contract for the new Ouray city administrator contains many of the typical job perks enjoyed by the municipal equivalent of a CEO — a six-figure salary, severance pay under most any circumstance and matching retirement contributions.

But in the paragraphs tucked between the professional dues and subscriptions Silas Clarke will receive and the taxpayer-paid cell phone he can use for both business and personal calls is a benefit uncommon to the city of Ouray.

Clarke, who is expected to start h...