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Elgin council votes 6-3 to appoint Wayne Reed as city manager
Summary
After an executive session, the council appointed Wayne Reed as Elgin city manager and authorized the mayor to enter into an employment and severance agreement; the motion passed 6-3.
After reconvening from executive session on Aug. 19, the Elgin City Council voted to appoint Wayne Reed as city manager and authorized the mayor to sign an employment agreement and a severance agreement with him.
The appointment followed an executive session held under the Texas Government Code. Council announced the session was convened pursuant to Section 551.074 (personnel matters) to discuss interim city manager duties and executive recruitment, and Section 551.071 (consultation with attorney) to discuss contract negotiations.
A councilmember moved to appoint Wayne Reed and to authorize the mayor to enter into an employment agreement and a severance agreement with him; the motion was seconded. The roll call vote recorded six yes votes and three no votes, and the motion carried 6-3. The transcript records the yes votes as Mayor Pro Tem Tim Brazier, McShane, Kosnovsky, Zwayne, Rodriguez and Kareem; it records no votes from Gibson, Love and Saint. The transcript does not specify the motion maker by name in the public record excerpt.
The council did not state an effective date for Reed’s appointment during the public session. The mayor was authorized to finalize the employment and severance documents; additional implementation details were not specified in the public record.
