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Council extends interim city manager contract 6 months, agrees 90‑day local search before hiring firm
Summary
After a split vote failed on a one‑year extension, the council approved a six‑month extension (with month‑to‑month thereafter) for interim City Manager Andrew Butterfield, and voted to run a 90‑day local recruitment for a permanent city manager before engaging national search firms; council also set a top advertised salary of up to $160,000.
Port Richey City Council debated how to proceed with the interim city manager contract and a permanent recruitment on Oct. 14. An initial motion to extend Interim City Manager Andrew Butterfield’s contract for one year failed in a roll‑call vote. Council then approved an amended motion to extend Butterfield’s contract for six months, with the option to continue month‑to‑month…
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