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Fairfax council approves temporary interim city clerk/treasurer position
Summary
The Fairfax City Council approved a resolution creating a temporary interim city clerk/treasurer post to run through June 30, 2026, while reserving a separate vote to hire a person into that role. Councilors debated employment status, transition time and attorney review before adopting the revised text.
The Fairfax City Council on a voice vote approved a resolution establishing a temporary interim city clerk/treasurer position that would remain in effect until June 30, 2026, or until a permanent replacement is appointed.
Council members discussed the resolution’s wording, noting an amended version submitted by Council member Cynthia that added "treasurer" to the title and removed a contested section. Speakers raised that some late edits had not been reviewed by the city attorney and that changes to employment terms — including whether the interim should be a full-time city employee or an independent contractor — required careful language.
Deb Holly said elected officials should not dictate independent-contractor rates and proposed the position read as a full-time city employee with pay and benefits consistent with January 8, 2026. Another council member asked that the transition period language be clear; the adopted text states the transition shall not extend beyond June 30, 2026.
Following discussion, a motion was made to approve the resolution as revised by Cynthia; the mayor announced the revised resolution was approved after a roll-call voice vote. The meeting then moved to consider hiring a named person into that newly established interim post.
The council’s record in the transcript does not include a numerical roll-call tally for the resolution; the mayor announced the motion carried.
