@Rick Tubania:  You know Rick, technically there's not much of a difference between an Independent Contractor and an Employee and the only things really are the lack of health insurance and benefits.  They both do work for the companies they serve.  You're just trying to justify his actions because he's your buddy and we seem to be picking on him.  LOL!  It's still disingenuous and an abuse of vacation time to regularly take vacation at around the same time of the month or quarter from his job as Mayor that Caldwell himself declares that he's doing 24/7 on numerous occasions because he loves the job.  IF he loves the job as Mayor so much, why does he need to do other work as an Independent Contractor during time that he would normally spend being the Mayor?  Bottom line is Caldwell needs to be replaced as Mayor because the public can't trust what he says.  I remember he told the legislature that if they extended the GET 5 years, he would have enough funds to finish rail.  Wrong!  LOL!!