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Committee recommends changes to city manager and city attorney contracts; package to go before full commission
Summary
A commission committee recommended substantive updates to the city manager and city attorney employment agreements, including moving to continuous terms, clarifying termination-for-cause language, and aligning severance and indemnification provisions. The committee will present the recommended contracts to the full commission for consideration.
A standing committee of the Lakeland City Commission presented a recommended package of updates to the city manager and city attorney employment agreements during the Oct. 17 municipal boards and committee meeting, asking the full commission to consider the revisions at its next session.
The committee — consisting of Commissioners who led a months‑long review and supported by city staff — recommended changing both contracts from an annually renewable term to a continuous term that remains in place until resignation or action by the city commission. Committee members said the change is intended to provide stability to the positions and make the jobs more attractive to prospective applicants.
Commissioners and staff discussed aligning termination provisions and definitions of "cause" across both contracts. The recommended language clarifies examples of cause to include, but not be limited…
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