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Henderson City Council votes 5-4 to terminate City Manager Paylor Spruill
Summary
At an emergency June 10 meeting, the Henderson City Council approved terminating City Manager Paylor Spruill by a 5-4 vote, with Mayor Melissa Elliott casting the tie-breaking vote. The decision followed a June 8 closed-session personnel discussion and procedural withdrawal and renewal of the motion in open session.
The Henderson City Council voted on June 10, 2026, to terminate City Manager Paylor Spruill’s employment by a 5-4 vote, with Mayor Melissa Elliott breaking the tie. Councilmember Tami Walker moved to terminate the contract; Councilmember Geraldine Champion seconded the motion and the motion was approved. The meeting was convened as an emergency session after a June 8 closed-session personnel discussion.
The council initially considered the same set of proposals before moving to closed session and, upon return, voted to withdraw that earlier motion before reconsidering and passing the termination motion. The minutes record the final vote as: yes — Venable, Gill, Walker, Champion and Mayor Elliott; no — Gomez-Jimenez, Noel, Seifert and Daeke. The minutes do not specify an effective date for the termination or any severance terms.
