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Valdosta names Jennifer Wheeler as city manager; residents press council on flooding, animal tethering and ethics complaint
Summary
The Valdosta Mayor and Council appointed Jennifer Wheeler as city manager with amended contract leave credits; during Citizens to Be Heard residents raised long-running flooding complaints, called for limits on front-yard trampolines and 24-hour dog tethering, and asked about an unresolved ethics complaint.
The Valdosta Mayor and Council on May 7 voted to appoint Jennifer Wheeler as the city’s new manager, approving contract amendments that credit her 24 days of sick leave and 36 days of annual leave on her first day of employment in lieu of relocation expenses. Tim Tanner presented the employment agreement and explained the agreed edits; Wheeler’s start date was stated as June 22.
Councilmember motioned and the council approved the contract changes and the appointment by show of hands. Council said a copy…
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