Legislation Details

File #: ID 26-5444    Version: 1 Name:
Type: City Council Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 5/22/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 6/15/2026 Final action:
Title: Approval of the City Manager Employment Agreement - Alan L. Gabriel, City Attorney
Attachments: 1. City Manager Employment Agreement, 2. City Manager Comparisons 2026

Agenda Item: 15(d)

Prepared By: Diana Snover, Director, Human Resources

Business:   City Council Item

Department:  Executive

Subject:

Title

Approval of the City Manager Employment Agreement - Alan L. Gabriel, City Attorney

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BACKGROUND

 

The following is a timeline of the City Manager Search:

 

                     January 5, 2026 - Council approved the internal recruitment process.

 

                     February 2, 2026 - Council approved the City Manager Search Timeline Process and Job Description.

 

                     April 6, 2026 - Council reviewed the candidate rankings and approve next steps to include reference checks and interview coordination for the May 11th City Manager Interview Workshop.

 

                     May 11, 2026 - Council interviewed 4 City Manager candidates during a scheduled workshop, Councilors were asked to complete their written Candidate Evaluation Sheet and submit them to Human Resources by Tuesday, May 12. Formal Council action on the selection of a candidate will be undertaken at the May 18, 2026, City Council meeting.

 

                     May 18, 2026 - Council reviewed the summary of individual Councilor candidate ratings for the four (4) City Manager candidates interviewed on May 11, 2026, and it discussed the Councilor perspectives and insights gained from that effort. Council voted 7-0 in favor of extending an offer of employment to Interim City Manager, Casey Lucius, Ph.D.

 

 

FUNDING SOURCE / FISCAL IMPACT: N / A

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

Discuss as a council the proposed Employment Agreement for City Manager, Casey Lucius, Ph.D.

 

 

POTENTIAL MOTION:  

“I move to approve the Employment Agreement for City Manager, Casey Lucius, Ph.D.”