Farmington council amends town manager contract, approves 3% raise and $15,000 bonus

After returning from an executive session on the town manager’s performance, the Town of Farmington Town Council on June 23 voted to amend the town manager’s employment contract and to award a $15,000 bonus.

A council member moved to amend the manager’s contract, changing the term to commence July 1, 2026, and run through June 30, 2030, and to increase the manager’s salary by 3 percent. The motion was seconded and, after no discussion was recorded, the vote was called. During the roll call a speaker said "I opposed," but the chair announced the motion as passing unanimously. The transcript records the motion text and the announced outcome; individual vote names and tallies were not provided in the public record excerpts.

Following that action, a separate motion to award the town manager a $15,000 bonus was moved and seconded. The motion was called and likewise announced as passing; again, the verbal record includes a comment of "opposed" followed by the announcement that the motion "passes unanimously." The council then moved to adjourn; the chair closed the meeting at 7:17 p.m.

The actions at the June 23 meeting were procedural personnel decisions taken after an executive session. The transcript does not include a recorded roll‑call tally with member names for the motions, and the verbal comments in the record created an audible inconsistency (an "I opposed" remark) that the chair nonetheless characterized as unanimous passage. The council did not state in the recorded public excerpts any further amendments to the contract text beyond the term dates and the 3% salary increase, nor did the public record include the mover and seconder names for the motions in the segments provided.