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Guymon council approves city manager contract renewal after executive session
Summary
Following an executive session to evaluate the city manager, the Guymon City Council voted unanimously (5–0 recorded) to accept a contract renewal pending review by Mr. Petty and final approval of counsel, under 25 Oklahoma Statutes 2011, subtitle 307(b)(1).
Guymon — After an executive session Dec. 8 to evaluate the city manager, the Guymon City Council voted to accept the manager’s contract renewal subject to legal review.
On a motion made after the closed session, a councilmember moved "that we accept the contract renewal pursuant to 25 Oklahoma statute, pending the review from Mr. Petty and a final, submitted to counsel for approval." The motion was seconded and the recorded vote was five ayes, zero nays, as noted on the meeting record.
The council first moved into executive session on the personnel item under 25 Oklahoma Statutes 2011, subtitle 307(b)(1), which permits closed consideration of certain personnel matters. The meeting minutes and transcript show the council reconvened afterward and completed a public roll-call vote to accept the renewal, conditioned on the stated legal reviews. The council then adjourned.
The motion as stated in the meeting directs staff to complete the legal review and prepare the finalized contract for counsel approval; the transcript does not include contract text or the terms of the renewal. The vote was recorded on the public record; the names recorded as voting "aye" in the transcript were Beatrice, Dalton, Sanchez, Peterson and Hudson.
