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Columbus council fires City Manager Isaiah Hugley, approves pay through 2025 retirement date

3547739 · May 27, 2025
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After an executive-session vote, Columbus City Council voted 7–3 to terminate City Manager Isaiah Hugley effective immediately and to continue his salary and benefits through his stated retirement date of Dec. 31, 2025.

Columbus City Council voted May 27 to terminate City Manager Isaiah Hugley effective immediately, approving payment of his regular salary and benefits through his stated retirement date of Dec. 31, 2025.

Councilor Charmaine Crabb moved the termination in an executive-session motion, citing what she described as “a pattern of sustained dysfunction and operational breakdowns” in city departments. The motion carried on a recorded in-chamber count: seven…

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