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Selma council installs John Kunkel as interim city manager after 4-1 vote
Summary
The Selma City Council voted to appoint John Kunkel as interim city manager, swearing him in at the May 6 meeting after a 4-1 roll-call vote amid public criticism about conflicts and pension-hour limits.
The Selma City Council on May 6 appointed John Kunkel as interim city manager and administered his oath of office after a 4-1 roll-call vote that recorded Councilmember Trujillo as the lone “no.”
The move followed a closed-session decision earlier in the evening. After the public portion of the meeting, the council formally considered Resolution 2025-32R to approve and authorize execution of the interim city manager employment agreement for Kunkel and voted to adopt it.
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