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Longview City Council approves employment agreement for Jennifer Wills as city manager
Summary
At a Jan. 30 special meeting the Longview City Council approved an employment agreement for Jennifer Wills as city manager, adding a requirement that any future cost-of-living adjustments be reviewed and approved by the council. A proposed cut to severance pay failed.
The Longview City Council approved an employment agreement for Jennifer Wills as city manager at a special meeting Thursday, Jan. 30. The council accepted an amendment requiring any future cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for the city manager’s salary to be reviewed and approved by the council before taking effect; an attempt to reduce severance from six months’ salary to three months failed.
The COLA amendment was proposed and adopted during debate on the agreement, and the final motion to approve the employment agreement as amended passed by voice vote; individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the meeting transcript. Jennifer Wills, the incoming city manager, spoke briefly after the vote and thanked the council and staff for the opportunity, saying, “I am honored to be your city manager, and now let's get to work.”
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