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Council tables decision on how to negotiate City Manager renewal after conflict-of-interest concern
Summary
Councilors asked for the current employment agreement and employee step schedule and reached consensus to table consideration of negotiation methods after the City Manager said OGEC advised that it would be a conflict of interest for him to prepare his own contract.
Councilors discussed at length how the city should conduct negotiations for a long-term renewal of City Manager Eric Underwood's employment agreement. Underwood said OGEC had advised that it would be a conflict of interest for him to prepare his own employment agreement. Council members requested that staff provide the existing employment agreement and the city's step schedule for employees to inform next steps.
The mayor said he preferred to table the discussion while the council seeks clarity about whether contract negotiations can take place in executive session; the council reached consensus to table the topic for a future meeting in the next month or two. No final decision on negotiation method was recorded in the minutes.
