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Coweta council approves amended City Manager contract, 3.5% COLA and expanded vacation accrual
Summary
After an executive session under 25 O.S. § 307(B)(1), the Coweta City Council approved an amended and restated employment agreement for City Manager Julie Casteen, including a 3.5% cost‑of‑living adjustment and an increase in maximum vacation accrual to 280 hours.
The Coweta City Council entered executive session at 7:12 p.m. on March 2 under 25 O.S. § 307(B)(1) to conduct the annual evaluation of City Manager Julie Casteen and discuss her employment agreement. After reconvening in open session at 8:49 p.m., the council approved an amended and restated employment agreement and authorized compensation changes.
Motion by Mayor Naomi Hogue, seconded by Vice Mayor Jeremy Barnett, the council voted unanimously to grant a 3.5% cost‑of‑living adjustment to the City Manager and to increase vacation accrual maximums to 280 hours. The meeting record shows the motion carried with the five councilmembers listed as voting "Aye." The council did not provide additional public detail about specific contract language changes beyond the COLA and vacation accrual increase recorded in the minutes.
Why it matters: The action affects executive compensation and personnel policy at the municipal level. The employment agreement governs the City Manager’s terms of service, and changes to pay and leave affect city labor expenses and administrative continuity.
What’s next: The amended agreement becomes effective per the council’s action; staff will incorporate the changes into payroll and personnel records and will report in future financial updates. No additional public hearings on the employment agreement were scheduled at the meeting.
