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Medford council delegates routine hiring authority to interim city manager
Summary
The Medford City Council voted to let the interim city manager make routine hiring and firing decisions for positions up to department director level, a move staff said will prevent operational delays during the recruitment for a permanent manager.
The Medford City Council voted to approve council bill 2025-99 on Dec. 3, delegating limited hiring and firing authority to the city manager pro tem for routine, rank-and-file positions and for personnel actions short of final approval for department heads.
City Attorney Eric Minton told the council that, under the city charter, an interim city manager lacks final authority to hire or fire without council sign-off, which could force council action on…
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