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Lakewood council moves to recess into executive session to evaluate city manager candidate and authorize staff to negotiate contract

3785290 · June 12, 2025
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An unnamed councilmember at a special Lakewood City Council meeting moved to recess into an executive session to evaluate qualifications for an applicant for the city manager position and to authorize the mayor and key staff to negotiate an employment contract with the selected candidate, identified in the transcript as “Russle.”

An unnamed councilmember at a special Lakewood City Council meeting moved to recess into an executive session to evaluate qualifications for an applicant for the city manager position and to authorize the mayor and key staff to negotiate an employment contract with the selected candidate, identified in the transcript as “Russle.” The transcript does not record a vote tally or final approval.

The motion, as stated on the record, asked the council to recess into executive session to evaluate the applicant’s qualifications and then directed the mayor and…

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