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Euless council appoints Chris Barker as city manager, accepts Laura Loretta—s retirement and approves routine contracts
Summary
The Euless City Council unanimously accepted City Manager Laura Loretta—s retirement, appointed Chris Barker as the new city manager and approved several consent items, including purchases for the police department, an HVAC replacement, election services and updates to the city—s ADA transition plan.
The Euless City Council on Monday unanimously accepted the retirement of City Manager Laura Loretta and voted to appoint Chris Barker as the city—s next city manager, approving his employment contract. Council members also approved a consent agenda that included the purchase of rifles for the police department, replacement of rooftop HVAC units at the Harold Samuels Finance building, a call for a general election for council places 1 and 3, designation of a newspaper of record, and the city—s updated Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) transition plan.
Why it matters: The council—s actions set administrative leadership for the city and approved several operational and legal steps that will affect city services, election administration and public communications. The appointment of a city manager is the council—s principal administrative decision and signals the leadership team that will implement council policy going forward.
The council voted unanimously to accept the retirement of City Manager Laura Loretta. No alternate disposition or conditions were recorded in the meeting minutes; the motion to accept…
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