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Clayton council names Elaine Whitman acting city manager, appoints Joyce Deterring acting law director
Summary
The Clayton City Council voted to appoint Elaine Whitman as acting city manager effective Sept. 17, 2025, and Joyce Deterring as acting law director effective Sept. 15, 2025. The law-director appointment passed after a roll call that recorded two dissenting votes.
The Clayton City Council on Wednesday approved two resolutions appointing interim leaders for the city’s executive and legal offices.
By voice vote the council approved Resolution RO92569 to appoint Elaine Whitman as acting city manager, effective Sept. 17, 2025. Council discussion noted any adjustment to pay for an acting position would be handled later by ordinance.
The council then approved Resolution RO92570 to appoint Joyce Deterring as acting law director, effective Sept. 15, 2025. That appointment passed after a roll call: Farmer — Yes; Henning — Yes; Gorman — No; Merkel — Yes; Bachman — No; Stevens — Yes. The motion to appoint Henning made the nomination for Joyce Deterring and it was seconded by Merkel.
Council members and residents offered immediate congratulations after the votes. "Congratulations, Elaine," an unidentified speaker said after the city manager resolution passed.
Council also discussed process and compensation: a councillor asked whether salary adjustments for acting roles should be included on the same agenda; other members recommended handling pay changes through a separate ordinance so any adjustment could take effect immediately as an emergency if desired.
Next steps: the acting appointments are effective on the dates in the resolutions; the council indicated it will address any compensation changes through forthcoming ordinances.
Provenance: Transcript discussion begins with the reading of Resolution RO92569 and related comments and vote (topic intro SEG 591) and ends with the roll call and announcement of the acting law director appointment (topic finish SEG 656).
