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Hillsdale council approves contract amendment to transition city manager to BPU director; 7-1
Summary
Council approved an amendment to City Manager David Mackie’s combined City Manager/BPU Director contract that shortens the term by three months and changes the annual salary increase from a discretionary 4% to a fixed 3%; the motion passed 7-1.
The Hillsdale City Council voted 7-1 on Jan. 5 to approve a contract amendment that will transition City Manager David Mackie out of the City Manager role at the end of the adjusted term and leave him to serve solely as director of the Board of Public Utilities (BPU).
Mackie told council the proposed amendment, which the BPU and the Operations & Governance Committee reviewed, shortens the remaining contract term by three months and fixes the annual salary increase at 3% rather than the previously discretionary 4%. Council members discussed the leadership transition and the projected cost savings over five years that staff presented as part of the amendment proposal.
Councilman William Morrisey moved to approve the leadership transition and contract amendment, and Councilman Robert Socha seconded. The motion passed by roll call with a 7-1 tally.
The minutes record the council's approval; they do not list the dissenting member by name in the roll-call excerpt for this item. Next steps include implementing the transition plan and completing administrative updates to the contract terms.
