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Gladwin authorizes contract negotiations to offer three-year deal to City Administrator Kimberly Hines

Gladwin City Council · June 1, 2026
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Summary

The council authorized offering City Administrator Kimberly Hines a three-year employment contract and empowered staff to negotiate terms after a June 1 motion that passed 6–1.

City Administrator Kimberly Hines told the council that at the last Committee of the Whole there had been discussion about whether she would consider a three-year contract. The matter before the council on June 1 was whether to proceed with offering a three-year employment contract and authorize negotiations if approved.

Council Member Smith moved to proceed with offering City Administrator Kimberly Hines a three-year employment contract and to authorize contract negotiations; Council Member Crawford seconded. The roll call vote recorded ayes from Council Members Caffrey, Crawford, Darlington, Platt, Smith and Winarski and a single nay from Council Member Esiline; Council Member Gutierrez was absent. The motion carried and the council authorized staff to negotiate details of a three-year contract for Hines.

The council did not publish finalized contract terms at the June 1 meeting. The motion authorized negotiations only; subsequent negotiation outcomes and final contract approval will require return to council for ratification.