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La Marque council accepts city manager Joshua B. Pritchett’s resignation, authorizes review of hiring process
Summary
After an executive session July 7, the La Marque City Council accepted the immediate resignation of City Manager Joshua B. Pritchett, withdrew a pending personnel complaint, named Amy Miller as deputy for at least one week and directed a deeper review of hiring and HR procedures.
The La Marque City Council on July 7 accepted the immediate resignation of City Manager Joshua B. Pritchett following an executive session, and asked staff and counsel to pursue a review of the city’s hiring and human-resources procedures.
The action came after the council considered personnel matters in executive session under Section 551.127(b) of the Texas Government Code. The council moved to accept the resignation and then called for further investigation into the hiring process, company vetting and the city’s employee handbook and HR procedures.
“It's been received by the city,” City Attorney Gus Knaebel said…
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