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Leanne Steadman appointed interim city manager and will continue as city recorder
Summary
The Milton-Freewater City Council appointed City Recorder Leanne Steadman as Interim City Manager and Recorder beginning July 28, 2026, with a six-month review and a monthly salary not to exceed $12,500; the motion passed with one dissent.
The Milton-Freewater City Council on June 27 appointed City Recorder Leanne Steadman as Interim City Manager and Recorder until a permanent city manager is in place. The appointment, moved by Councilor Steve Irving and seconded by Councilor Destiny Jensen, sets a monthly salary not to exceed $12,500 beginning July 28, 2026, with a six-month review of the interim arrangement; the motion passed with Councilor Wes Koklich dissenting.
The council discussed prior interim compensation and alternatives; the transcript records that Steadman declined lower monthly salary offers of $8,500 and $9,500 and requested the $12,500 monthly rate that had been offered to the prior interim manager. The council set the appointment to take effect July 28 and noted a six-month review to evaluate the arrangement.
