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Council extends mayoral terms to align with November elections and approves one-time retention pay for town manager
Summary
Council voted 3-2 to extend the mayor and mayor pro tem terms through November 2026 to align reorganizations with certification of November elections; it also approved a one-time 5% retention/performance payment to Town Manager Krista Johnson (~$14,327 budget impact).
Council considered a staff recommendation to make a one-time adjustment to mayoral terms so that council leadership terms align with certification of November elections after changing to November municipal elections. Staff cited practices from other towns and recommended extending terms through November 2026, with reorganizations thereafter synchronized to November certification.
After debate about tradition, optics and continuity, council adopted the one-time extension (3-2). Separately, the council approved a one-time 5% retention/performance award for Town Manager Krista Johnson based on her recent annual review; the town attorney advised the award's estimated budgetary impact would be approximately $14,327.
