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Del Rio council accepts City Manager mutual separation and votes to dismiss City Attorney after executive session

City of Del Rio City Council · February 24, 2026
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Summary

Following an executive session Feb. 24, the Del Rio City Council accepted a mutual separation agreement with City Manager Shawna Burkhart effective Feb. 25 and voted to dismiss City Attorney Ana Markowski Smith effective the following day; the city also approved conveyance of 3.0 acres to Val Verde County and directed claims staff to pursue a submitted insurance/employee claim.

After meeting in executive session, the Del Rio City Council announced several personnel and property actions upon reconvening Feb. 24.

The council voted unanimously to accept City Manager Shawna D. Burkhart's mutual separation agreement effective Feb. 25. Burkhart clarified on the record that the action was a mutual separation agreement rather than a…

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