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Commission names Mark Simpson interim city manager as city manager pending contract
Summary
After an executive-session evaluation, the commission voted to name Mark Simpson city manager subject to final contract negotiation and ratification at the September meeting.
Following an executive session to discuss the interim city manager's evaluation, the Shawnee City Commission voted to name Mark Simpson as city manager, subject to final contract negotiations and ratification at the commission’s September meeting.
A commissioner moved to name Mark Simpson city manager subject to negotiation with the city attorney and ratification of a final contract at the September meeting; a second was given and the motion carried 5-0.
No contract terms were announced at the public meeting and the action was taken following the executive-session discussion authorized under Oklahoma’s open-meeting statutes. The item returned to open session where commissioners made and recorded the motion; staff will work with the city attorney to finalize the contract and return it for commission ratification.
