City Manager Headlines | 4-26-2024
FL: Crystal River City Council chooses a search firm, but not the one recommended by HR department
The city council selected Colin Baenziger & Associates over Baker Tilly.
OH: Tipp City has three finalists for city manager post, all of them local
And none of them are currently serving as city managers or appear to have previous city manager experience.
TX: City Manager T.C. Broadnax gets fond farewell — from Dallas leaders who once wanted him fired
Mayor Eric Johnson called for the firing of Broadnax in 2022.
Today, he says the tension between him and Broadnax was “overblown” by the media.
MI: Marijuana tax money foots bill for Michigan township’s new $800K firetruck
Up in Smoke!
MN: Minneapolis City Council passes tobacco ordinance that sets $15 minimum price for cigarettes
The ordinance passed Thursday increases the minimum price for a pack of cigarettes and other commercial tobacco products to $15. According to the council, that’s among the highest minimum costs in the country. The policy also bans price discounts and coupons for tobacco products, stops a sample loophole that allows indoor smoking and increases penalties for shops that violate city code.
IA: Judge rules Iowa’s Freedom of Information Council can intervene on case involving $1.6M payout to city administrator in Davenport
Though the agreement was settled on Oct. 6, the City did not disclose the settlement agreement until after the November municipal elections. Ever since the agreement was disclosed, several government officials and community members have expressed concern that the City may have violated Iowa’s open records law by keeping the settlement process a secret.
