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Board of Aldermen votes to enter closed session to review city administrator candidates
Summary
At a July 28 special meeting, the Board of Aldermen voted 5-0 to go into closed session under Missouri law to review applicants for the city administrator position after an extended internal search and a new recruiting firm submission.
The Board of Aldermen voted 5-0 on July 28, 2025, to enter a closed session under the Missouri Revised Statutes to review and narrow candidates for the city administrator position.
The vote came at a special meeting called by Mayor Philly. The board cited RSMo. provisions authorizing closed sessions for personnel matters when making the motion to meet in private.
The action follows an internal recruitment process that began after the interim city administrator left in May 2024. Alderman Cleave summarized the board's work: "We have been interviewing candidates since, the interim…
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