PASCO, Wash. — Following a brief executive session on employee performance, the City Council on Aug. 4 unanimously authorized an amendment to the incoming city manager’s employment contract to provide up to 40 hours of administrative leave for relocation.

The council discussed the item in executive session under the Revised Code of Washington provisions for evaluating a public employee. After returning to open session, the mayor moved to authorize the interim city manager to direct the city attorney to negotiate the amendment and to authorize the interim city manager to sign the agreement. The motion, as restated on the record, specified the amendment would provide the incoming city manager up to 40 hours of administrative leave to be used by the end of the year for relocation purposes.

A councilmember seconded the motion and the council voted unanimously in favor. The mayor announced the motion passed and the meeting adjourned shortly thereafter.

Ending: The city attorney and interim city manager were authorized to finalize and sign the amendment; the council did not provide further public detail about executive-session discussions beyond the motion recorded in open session.