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Council tables city manager contract, asks for redlines and time to review
Summary
Councilors asked for more time and a redline version before approving a five-year contract that consolidates the city manager and police chief position; the council voted to table the matter to the next regular meeting with the ability to make any approved contract retroactive.
The Mount Angel City Council on July 7 voted to table consideration of a proposed city manager contract renewal after a lengthy discussion about term, salary and consolidation of duties.
The mayor (the council member who negotiated the draft) summarized the main changes: a five-year term with a 120-day renewal window, a consolidated single position combining previous city manager and police chief responsibilities, and an adjusted salary described as roughly $10,000 below some comparative averages and about $2,000 below a nearby jurisdiction. The mayor said attorneys reviewed the contract for legal sufficiency and that staff and CIS had vetted the position description.
Several councilors said they had not had time to read the full contract and asked for a version showing edits (a strike-and-bold redline). One councilor proposed calling a short special session; others preferred tabling to the next regular meeting so members could review. There were questions about whether any approved contract would be backdated if the council delayed action; staff said an administrative retroactive effective date could be accommodated.
After discussion the council moved to table the contract and return it at the next regularly scheduled meeting; a roll-call vote recorded a majority in favor and one abstention by the mayor, who said he would not vote to authorize himself to sign the contract.
The council asked the mayor and staff to provide a strike-and-bold or change-highlighted draft and to circulate comparable salary information; they also requested clarity on performance-evaluation timing in the contract language.
No final contract was executed at the meeting.
