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Newton extends City Manager Todd Clark's contract three years through Aug. 31, 2024
Summary
After a closed‑session evaluation, the Newton City Council unanimously offered and then approved a three‑year extension of City Manager Todd Clark's employment contract; Mr. Clark accepted the extension.
The Newton City Council approved a three‑year extension of City Manager Todd Clark's employment contract on Oct. 6, 2020, extending his contract term through Aug. 31, 2024.
Council entered closed session under N.C. Gen. Stat. 143‑318.11(a)(6) to continue Mr. Clark's performance evaluation. In closed session Mr. Clark reviewed accomplishments over the previous 12 months — including downtown revitalization, gateway signage and economic development wins such as the Crate & Barrel distribution center locating in Newton Corporate Center and the relocation of D9 Brewing — and summarized roughly $879,000 in grants and awards the city had received.
Council members discussed the evaluation and indicated consensus to offer a three‑year extension under the same employment terms; Mr. Clark was recalled to the meeting, offered the extension and accepted. Mayor Pro Tem John Stiver made the motion in open session, Council Member Ed Sain seconded, and the vote was unanimous.
Council recorded the extension in open session; the closed‑session discussion focused on evaluation and goals, and the public record includes the open‑session motion and vote to confirm the contract extension.
