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St. George's council approves one-year town manager contract with pay raise; one councillor dissents
Summary
The Town of St. George's council approved a one-year contract for the town manager with a pay raise aligned with paid employees (Motion #73/24). The motion passed 5–1 with Councillor Joe Blanchard recorded as the sole dissenting vote; the transcript does not specify the raise amount.
The Town of St. George's council voted on Aug. 8, 2024 to approve a one-year contract for the town manager that includes a pay raise "in line with the paid employees," according to the motion (Motion #73/24 Sheppard/Tobin). The motion carried with five votes in favor and one vote against from Councillor Joe Blanchard; the transcript does not record any abstentions for this motion.
Councilors who voted in favor are recorded in the meeting minutes as: Mayor Conrad White, Councillors Sharon O'Neill Parsons, William Vincent, Jean Legge, and Rhonda Sheppard (vote counts and names are taken from the transcript record). Councillor Joe Blanchard is recorded as opposing the motion. The transcript does not include the specific contract language or the dollar amount of the raise.
Council discussed several other administrative and operational items at the same meeting, including procurement and legal representation matters, but the manager's contract was approved as a discrete motion and recorded as passed in the minutes. The decision takes effect for one year from the contractual start date specified in the manager's agreement (the contract text itself was not printed in the transcript).
