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Roswell confirms new city manager, police officer and treasurer

City of Roswell Governing Body · January 16, 2026

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Summary

The Roswell council confirmed several executive appointments during its organizational meeting, approving a new city manager with negotiated compensation, naming a city treasurer and confirming the city police officer/chief.

The Roswell City Council confirmed three senior appointments during the organizational meeting: the city manager, the city police officer/chief and the city treasurer.

City manager: The council moved to confirm Hessel/Hessela (transcript varies on spelling) as city manager and discussed contract details including alignment with the city salary schedule, step increases and an automobile allowance. On the record, council members debated whether to set an exact salary now or adopt a contract consistent with the existing pay scale; the record includes a proposed figure discussed on the floor ($195,000 was mentioned, and later a specific figure of $195,686.34 was cited in discussion). Council ultimately approved the appointment by roll call.

Police officer/chief: The council approved the nomination of Albert (appears in the transcript as Albert Ondale/variations) as the city’s police officer/chief. The motion passed on roll call or unanimous voice vote as recorded in the transcript (the meeting record records the final tally as 10–0 in favor in one passage).

City treasurer: The council also moved to confirm Tony (Tony Gomez, named elsewhere in the record) to a treasurer role; the appointment was approved by roll call. The appointee addressed the council and pledged to “do my best to uphold all the policies, resolutions, and ordinances” (appointee’s recorded words).

What to watch next: Contracts and compensation language will be finalized by staff; the council asked for alignment with the city’s compensation schedule and for HR to confirm step placement. The city attorney advised that contract language should comply with existing resolutions and be presented as a clean document for council records.