City Manager News Headlines | 4-4-2024
TX: Austin City Council votes to appoint T.C. Broadnax as next city manager at $470K salary
He will be be paid a base salary of $470,017.60, almost a $50,000 increase from his salary in Dallas. This is also a nearly $82,000 raise from Austin’s former city manager Spencer Cronk’s base salary.
Austin has 16,000 employees and a multi-billion dollar budget. Meanwhile, the ICMA pays its CEO Marc Ott $600,000 to oversee about 100 employees and a $30+ million annual budget.
You can read the unsigned version of Broadnax’ contract here.
KS: City of Topeka announces five City Manager finalists
The five finalists are:
- Jeffrey Dingman, Deputy City Administrator for the City of Fort Smith, Arkansas
- Alan Howze, Assistant Administrator for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas
- William Jones, City Administrator for the City of Mequon, Wisconsin
- Robert Perez, Assistant City Manager of Infrastructure for the City of Dallas, Texas
- Abbe Yacoben, Chief Financial Officer of Washoe County, Nevada
Interviews and “meet ‘n’ greets” occur on April 8th.
CO: How a Pandemic Boom Led to a ‘Property Tax Mess’ in Colorado (NY Times Paywall)
As home values have soared, fueled by a pandemic real estate boom that turned large swaths of the Mountain time zone into magnets for hybrid work and recreation, so, too, have property taxes. And while the rates remain low compared with places like New Jersey, Vermont and Texas, the sticker shock in Mountain States has been discombobulating, especially for low-income families or people who own second homes.
State and local governments are scrambling to come up with remedies to provide some relief and predictability. But they also face the challenge of keeping up with the expanded services required as a result of so many newcomers, like schools and local government operations, most of which are funded through property taxes.
FL: Palatka city manager required to reinstall GPS monitor on his city-owned vehicle
Palatka City Commissioners passed a motion Thursday requiring the City Manager Troy Bell to reinstall the GPS tracker on his city vehicle.
Troy Bell was hired in February 2024 and given a city-owned vehicle. According to his contract, he is allowed to use the car for both professional and personal use. However, a few weeks ago, Bell said he made the decision to remove the tracker because he was worried about the number of public records requests that were made for his GPS locations and the safety of his family.
NC: Recovery and resiliency is now a full-time job for former Canton town manager
Interesting situation.
Town Manager Nick Scheuer will step aside to assume the newly created position of recovery and resiliency manager. Assistant Town Manager Lisa Stinnett will step up as interim town manager.
The administrative shuffle approved unanimously by the Canton town board isn’t likely to be remembered by the public. But Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers called it one of the most significant actions the board has taken on the road to recovery.
