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Carthage council hires Tracy Cox as city administrator, amends duties and approves 5-mile residency rule
Summary
The Carthage City Council adopted an employment agreement with Tracy Cox as city administrator, approved amended language for the administrator’s duties to align with the charter and job description, and approved a provision allowing the administrator to reside within five miles of the city limits.
The Carthage City Council voted to adopt an employment agreement hiring Tracy Cox as city administrator and amended specific contract duties to align with the city charter and the posted job description.
Council members amended Sections A and C of the proposed contract before the final vote. A council member moved that “Item A should read the city administrator shall assist the mayor and city council in the conduct of city business. Item C should read the city administrator shall plan, direct, manage, coordinate, and oversee through the appointed department heads the administration of municipal operations under the supervision of the mayor.” Ms. Scott told the council that those changes were intended to reflect what is stated in the charter and the position job description, saying, “Item A was changed to reflect what is stated in the charter and item C was changed to reflect what is stated in the job description.”
After the amendment was adopted, the council voted on the amended employment agreement. The mayor called for the question: “I make a motion that we approve the employment of Tracy Cox as city administrator.” The motion carried; the council recorded the adoption of council bill 25 15 authorizing the mayor to execute the employment agreement on behalf of the city.
The council also approved a separate motion to allow the city administrator to reside within five miles of the Carthage city limits, as written in the contract. A council member moved to confirm the five-mile residency allowance “for transparency,” and the motion passed.
Why this matters: adopting a city-administrator contract sets the administrative responsibilities and residency expectation for the city’s chief administrative officer. The council’s amendments explicitly tied duties to the charter and the official job description, according to council remarks.
Implementation notes: the record shows the agreement was read as amended and then adopted by the council; details such as salary, benefits or effective start date were included in the contract packet but were not read aloud in full during the meeting record provided.
