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Nevada council accepts city manager’s resignation and approves interim manager appointment
Summary
At a special April 13 meeting, the Nevada, Missouri, City Council accepted City Manager Gary Lee Edwards’s resignation effective April 8, 2026, then, after an executive session on personnel, approved a resolution appointing an interim city manager; the minutes do not name the interim.
The City Council of Nevada, Missouri, on April 13 accepted the resignation of City Manager Gary Lee Edwards, effective April 8, 2026, and later approved a resolution appointing an interim city manager, according to the special session minutes.
Resolution No. 1915, approving acceptance of Edwards’s resignation “with regret,” was moved by Councilperson Bill Miles and seconded by Councilperson Miranda Selby; the motion was described in the minutes as duly considered and passed unanimously. The minutes record the resignation date as April 8, 2026.
The council then recessed and convened an executive session under Section 610.021(3) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri — the exemption that covers hiring, firing, disciplining or promoting particular employees when personal information is discussed. The minutes state personnel matters were discussed in the closed session but provide no further public details.
After returning to open session, the council considered Resolution No. 1918, appointing an interim city manager. Councilperson Selby moved approval and Councilperson Amber Barker seconded; the resolution passed by roll-call vote with all five members recorded as voting aye. The minutes do not identify the interim city manager by name.
No public votes or personnel details beyond the statutory citation and the listed motions are included in the minutes. The council adjourned the special session at 6:21 p.m.
Key procedural citations and next steps: the minutes reference RSMo. Section 610.021(3) as the legal basis for the executive session; no additional implementation or reporting requirements for the interim appointment are specified in the published minutes.
