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Navasota council begins new city manager search after candidate withdraws; councilmember moves to form citizen review board
Summary
At a March 6 special meeting the Navasota City Council announced that city manager candidate Theo Alansan withdrew his application; councilmembers heard extensive public comment about transparency and a motion was introduced to form a citizen candidate review board, with each councilmember to select two residents.
At a special March 6 meeting, a city official announced that Theo Alansan submitted a written notice at 5 p.m. withdrawing his candidacy for city manager of Navasota, and the City Council moved to discuss next steps for the search.
The announcement prompted more than an hour of public comment urging greater transparency in the hiring process and closer community involvement. A motion was introduced to form a city manager candidate review board; the motion calls for each council member to select two Navasota residents to serve on the panel. The transcript does not record a final vote on the motion.
"I want to let you know that today at 5PM, the city…
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