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Council meets in closed session for manager review, approves 55% salary increase retroactive to July 1
Summary
Council moved into closed session to conduct the annual performance review of the city manager under the Open Meetings Act and later approved a 55% increase to the city manager’s base salary, retroactive to July 1, 2025; the motions passed by roll call and final compensation motion passed unanimously.
Garden City — The City Council voted to enter a closed session Monday under the state Open Meetings Act to conduct the annual performance review for City Manager Tim Gibbons, then returned to open session and approved a 55% increase to the city manager’s base salary, retroactive to July 1, 2025.
Councilmember Witt moved to enter closed session citing the Open Meetings Act (recorded in the meeting as “15.268, section 8 1 a of the Open Meetings Act, Act 267 of 1976”). The motion to enter closed session was supported by Mayor Pro Tem Dole; the board conducted a roll-call vote and recessed into closed session. The council reconvened at 10:04 p.m.
After returning to open session the council took a final vote to increase the city manager’s base salary by 55% and apply the increase retroactively to July 1, 2025. Roll-call votes recorded at the meeting show the motion passed unanimously (6-0). Council discussion after the vote noted the manager had been hired at a lower than typical salary and the increase was intended to align his compensation with peer expectations. The motion as recorded did not specify additional terms beyond the base‑salary increase and retroactive date.
The meeting minutes show both the motion to enter closed session and the compensation motion were approved by roll call with all members present voting in favor where recorded.
