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Paso Robles council selects Chris Huot as next city manager

3020520 ยท April 16, 2025

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The Paso Robles City Council announced April 15 that it chose Interim City Manager Chris Huot to be the city's next city manager after a closed-session decision; an employment agreement will be brought to the council at a future meeting.

City Attorney Elizabeth Hall told the Paso Robles City Council on April 15 that the council had chosen Interim City Manager Chris Huot as the next city manager for the City of Paso Robles.

"It is my pleasure to announce that the council has chosen mister Huot, as the next city manager for the city of Paso Robles," Elizabeth Hall said as she reported out from the council's earlier closed sessions.

The council made the decision in closed session under state law provisions that allow personnel and labor matters to be discussed privately; Hall said staff will return with an employment agreement for the council to consider at the next meeting. Interim City Manager Chris Huot spoke afterward, thanking the council and saying he looked forward to serving in the new capacity.

The council also met in closed session on real property negotiations involving a portion of Pioneer Park at 2010 Riverside Avenue and on existing litigation identified as Tribune v. City of Paso Robles and Chris Bausch; Hall said there was no reportable action on those items.

No roll-call vote or vote tally was given in the meeting minutes or the closed-session report. The employment agreement for Mr. Huot will be the next formal public item tied to this appointment when it appears on a future agenda.

Background: The council announced the closed-session topics before adjourning earlier in the evening. State Government Code sections referenced by staff before the closed session included Government Code section 54957(b) (public employee appointment) and 54957.6 (labor negotiations), among others.

What happens next: Hall said the city will bring an employment agreement forward at the council's next meeting for public consideration and potential formal action.