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Lindale council accepts city manager's retirement notice; manager to remain until replacement is hired
Summary
The Lindale City Council unanimously accepted a letter of intent from the city manager to retire and approved that the manager will continue in the role until a replacement is hired. The action followed a closed executive session held under Texas Open Meetings Act provisions.
The Lindale City Council on March 17 unanimously accepted a letter of intent from the city manager to retire and agreed that the manager will continue to serve until a replacement is hired. The council moved into executive session at 6:21 p.m. under Texas Open Meetings Act provisions for legal advice, economic development negotiations and personnel matters, and returned to open session at 6:57 p.m.
Councilmember Bob Tardiff made the motion "to accept the letter of intent from the city manager to retire. She will continue to serve as city manager until replacement is hired," which Councilmember Bryan Summerville seconded. The motion carried with all voting in favor. Mayor Gavin Rasco presided over the meeting. The council did not identify the city manager's name in the public minutes.
The council's formal action followed an executive-session discussion citing Sections 551.071, 551.087 and 551.074 of the Texas Government Code. No timetable for the replacement process was announced in the minutes, and the council provided no details on whether an interim manager will be appointed or how recruitment will proceed.
