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Myrtle Creek seeks City Administrator; council sets salary range and discusses residency and ballot timing
Summary
Council reviewed a draft City Administrator posting, set a $95,000–$115,000 DOE salary range, discussed residency language (miles vs. time) and options for placing a charter referral on a March or May 2026 ballot, with estimated city costs of roughly $3,900–$5,000 for a single referral.
City Recorder Joanna Bilbrey presented a draft job posting for the City Administrator position at the Sept. 2 meeting, prompting council discussion about residency language, charter-waiver language and election timing for a possible ballot referral.
Bilbrey said the City Attorney recommended specifying residency by number of miles rather than by time to avoid ambiguity and that the charter’s six-month limit for an acting City Administrator could be addressed in contract language rather than by extending tenure without a new contract. She said the attorney also advised that language allowing a council waiver to certain job requirements could be added via charter amendment and citizen vote.
Bilbrey relayed guidance from Douglas County Elections about filing a referral: filing for the March 2026 election would mean the city bears the full election cost; filing for May would share costs with other jurisdictions. Bilbrey estimated a single ballot measure would cost about $3,900 based on voter apportionment, with incidentals possibly bringing total to around $5,000.
Council set a salary range of $95,000–$115,000 DOE for the job posting and asked that the posting include that employment is conditional on pre-employment background and drug screening. Councilor Held also requested adding municipal pool and court to the city’s listed amenities in the posting.
What to expect next: the job posting will be revised per council direction and returned for review at the council’s next meeting.
