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Commission adopts employment agreement to appoint Randall S. Morris as city manager
Summary
The Dothan City Commission approved Resolution 2025-64 to employ Randall S. Morris as city manager effective March 18, 2025; commissioners praised Morris’s service and leadership in remarks recorded at the meeting.
The Dothan City Commission approved Resolution 2025-64 to enter into an employment agreement with Randall S. Morris, making his appointment as city manager effective March 18, 2025. Commissioners unanimously approved the resolution by voice vote during the meeting.
Why it matters: The appointment formalizes the leadership of the city manager’s office and follows Morris’s service as assistant city manager and interim city manager. Commissioners thanked Morris for his service and responsiveness during his interim tenure.
Several commissioners spoke in support of the appointment, calling Morris an effective leader and communicator and noting his long service in the city’s administration. The motion for approval and a second were recorded; the transcript shows the commission approved by voice vote with “All in favor say yay.”
The resolution’s text in the meeting packet names Randall S. Morris and sets the employment effective date as March 18, 2025. The transcript does not record the employment agreement’s full terms such as salary or length of contract in the public discussion portion of the meeting.
