Easy way to legally pay your Handyman

[Mark Updegraff]

I've got someone I think will make a pretty good overall "handyman" for the inevitable loose door knob, leaky sink, broken fence, loose step etc.

My question is this:
What is the simplest way to legally pay this person, obviously, without them being deemed an "employee"

Contracting would seem to be the safest, however, logistically writing contracts for this and that seems like a huge burden. Could I contract them on a yearly basis? If so how would that work? Does anyone have a sample contract they use with their handyman that they could share?

Thanks in advance!
MC