LEBANON — Proposals to give $10,000 bonuses to two top city officials and $2,500 to a third appear to be dead.

        City Council members told City Manager James Patrick and Auditor Greg Dixon this week that they were not eligible for a one-time bonus for employees. Mr. Dixon said Monday that checks were cut for himself and Mr. Patrick.

        City Attorney Mark Yurick said he offered the same opinion to Mr. Dixon when Mr. Yurick crossed his own name off a list of bonus-eligible employees. The bonuses, to reward workers who have not received merit raises for as long as two years, ranged from $750 for employees of less than a year to $2,500 for employees of at least three years.

        “I told Greg that I didn't think that was for us three,” Mr. Yurick said.

        City Council confirmed that interpretation in an executive session this week, several members said.

        “I felt from the beginning that the direct council employees should not be part of any bargaining unit or rank- and-file benefit plans,” Councilman Mark Flick said.

        The checks, therefore, were not cashed, Mr. Patrick said.

        “I think there was a little confusion on who the bonuses applied to, and so that's why we asked for clarification the other night,” the city manager said.

        Council also resolved a dispute over bonuses specifically for the three top officials in the executive session, held Monday night.

        Councilman Ron Pandorf had sponsored legislation Nov. 14 giving Mr. Patrick a $10,000 bonus after the city manager's review. Councilman James Reinhard, in turn, asked for legislation giving Mr. Yurick $10,000 and Mr. Dixon, who began three months ago, $2,500.

        All three proposals will be tabled, both councilmen now say. Mr. Yurick said he did not want the bonus.

        “There are several department heads that have worked in the city for some years now that have not gotten a raise except a cost of living since 1998,” Mr. Patrick said.

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