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Council authorizes contract for new economic development director, Kirk Peltzer
Summary
The Beaumont City Council authorized a permanent employment contract for Kirk Peltzer as economic development director and authorized the city manager to sign the agreement, following a brief presentation and candidate remarks.
The Beaumont City Council authorized a permanent contract for Kirk Peltzer as the city’s economic development director on March 18 and directed the city manager to sign the employment agreement.
City staff introduced the item and said the recruitment, assisted by an outside firm, produced more than 20 applications. Kirk Peltzer spoke briefly about his experience and said Beaumont’s recent growth and development momentum attracted him to the position.
A council member asked Peltzer for early priorities; Peltzer said he would focus on building on the city’s growth and on working with the city’s patterns of residential and commercial expansion. The council moved to authorize the city manager to execute the contract; the motion was seconded and recorded with no objections noted in the portions of the transcript provided.
Staff said the employment contract follows the same general format used for prior department director contracts. The contract terms were not read into the record during the excerpts provided; staff said the contract conforms to the city’s standard format for comparable director positions.
Votes at a glance: Council moved to authorize the city manager to sign the employment contract with Kirk Peltzer for Economic Development Director; motion seconded and recorded in the city clerk’s record.
