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Council enters closed session to negotiate salary and benefits for prospective city manager

Alliance City Council · February 19, 2026
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Summary

The Council voted unanimously to enter an executive session to conduct a strategy session about negotiating an offer of salary and benefits for a prospective City Manager; the minutes record entry and exit times but do not disclose negotiated terms or a final offer.

Later in the afternoon, the Alliance City Council voted to enter a second executive session to conduct a strategy session for negotiating salary and benefits for a prospective City Manager. Councilman Turman made the motion and Councilman Hitchcock seconded. The minutes record the council’s statement that the closed session "is clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest," a unanimous roll-call vote in favor, entry at 2:09 p.m., and conclusion at 2:20 p.m.

The minutes do not disclose negotiation details, compensation figures, or whether an offer was finalized. The meeting adjourned at 2:21 p.m.; the official minutes provide no record of an appointment or offer following the negotiations.