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Council approves pay adjustments and extensions for city manager and city secretary
Summary
After a brief executive session the council approved amendments to the city manager's and city secretary's employment contracts: the city manager will receive a 5% merit increase plus a 5% market adjustment and a one-year extension through Jan. 31, 2029; the city secretary will receive a 2.5% merit and 2.5% market adjustment plus a two-year extension through Dec. 31, 2028. Both measures passed 6–0.
Following a short executive session to discuss personnel matters, the Southlake City Council approved two separate contract amendments on Jan. 20.
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Kathy Talley moved to amend the city manager’s employment contract effective Feb. 1, 2026 to add a 5% merit increase and a 5% market adjustment and to extend the contract by one year through Jan. 31, 2029. The motion carried 6–0.
Talley then moved to amend the city secretary’s employment contract effective Jan. 1, 2026 to add a 2.5% merit increase and a 2.5% market adjustment and to extend the contract through Dec. 31, 2028; that motion also carried 6–0.
Council offered congratulations to both staff members at the conclusion of the votes. The council did not discuss additional implementation details in open session; the votes were recorded as approved with the stated effective dates and extensions.
