From amazing to bizarre to disappointing to shocking — we have all types of news today. A county administrator successfully battled cancer and a fiscal officer thought it was okay to invest reserve funds in gold coins. A village manager (who is also an elected official) was arrested on tax fraud and taxpayers are fuming after they learn their manager may be owed more than $800,000 in accumulated comp time when he retires.
All that and more news after the job postings.
Job Board Postings
It is free to post all of your senior and executive level recruitments over at the AAME job board. If you would like to include them in this newsletter, select the $199 option.
City/County Manager Recruitments
IL: Decatur - Deputy City Manager (4/19/2026) | in-house
IL: Streator - City Manager (3/23/2026) | Arndt Municipal Support
PA: DuBois - City Manager (4/17/2026) | Kafferlin Strategies
TX: Marshall - City Manager (4/1/2026) | Clear Career
TX: Morgan’s Point Resort - City Manager (Until Filled) | Clear Career
Other
IL: Decatur - Director of Finance (4/5/2024) | in-house
IL: Village of St. Joseph - Public Works Director (Until Filled) | in-house
KS: Osage County - County Controller (4/14/2026) | Bird Dog Consulting
TX: Dumas - Finance Director (Until Filled) | Clear Career
TX: Bridgeport - Assistant Chief of Police (Until Filled) | Clear Career
TX: Lufkin - City Engineer (3/30/2026) | Clear Career
TX: Marble Falls - Finance Director (Until Filled) | Clear Career
TX: Odessa - Chief Financial Officer (5/8/2026) | Clear Career
TX: Weatherford - Assistant Director of Water Utilities (Until Filled) | Clear Career
VA: ‘I chose to heal’: Michelle Johnson’s journey from county administrator to cancer survivor
A powerful and uplifting story about Michelle Johnson, the former Charles City County administrator, who has been battling breast cancer. She’s a fighter!
OH: Fiscal officer who tried to spend nearly $10M on gold coins removed from office
A judge has removed Miami Township Fiscal Officer Robert Matthews from public office after he attempted to invest nearly $10 million in gold coins. Matthews is an elected official.
The township’s finance director blocked the transaction after the bank told him about the attempted purchase. In fairness to Ol’ Bob, the price of gold has risen dramatically since March 2025 and his investment would have earned a phenomenal return.
NY: Walden Village Manager and Orange County Elected Official Indicted on Federal Tax Fraud Charges
Orange County legislator and Walden village manager John Revella is accused of hiding $1.1 million in income and underpaying more than $383,000 in taxes, according to the United States Attorneys Office press release.
When he is not serving as an elected official and the village manager, he practices law, which is where he allegedly earned and did not report his income.
Residents furious as N.J. town manager racks up $813K in comp time working ‘crazy hours.’ Will he cash in?
What in the heck!
Ringwood taxpayers may be on the hook for more than $800,000 when Borough Manager Scott Heck retires and cashes out the comp time he has accumulated over 30 years of working for the organization.
But they should not fear as he has offered up a compromise — forfeiture of the comp time in exchange for lifetime health insurance benefits. Residents are furious and asking how it was possible for an employee to amass such a large amount of comp time.
News Around the Country
AZ: Chino Valley Town Manager Terri Denemy honored as Woman of the Year
CA: Beverly Hills Director of Community Services, Stephanie Harris, Named New Assistant City Manager
CA: Pasadena City Council to Discuss Removing Former Mayor’s Picture From City Hall
CA: After embezzlement charges against nonprofit executive, San Diego County launches audit
FL: Manatee County DCA Courtney De Pol is leaving the organization
FL: North Port Deputy City Manager Jason Yarborough is stepping down
IA: Hired in January 2025, Glenwood City Administrator/Finance Director Mitch Kolf has tendered his resignation, effective May 22
IA: Ottumwa city council likely to add residency requirements for department heads, including city administrator
IL: Monmouth city administrator Lew Steinbrecher to retire after 52 years in local government
MI: Former Grand Rapids comptroller who says his authority was stripped after he questioned spending suffers setback in court
MI: Former Leelanau County Finance Clerk Blasts County Administrator For Fostering 'Toxic Environment
MN: Stearns County investigator reports $1.23M saved via fraud checks
MO: Ashland city administrator is stepping down in May
NC: Bridle named assistant county manager for Franklin County
NC: Former Duplin County Manager Bryan Miller hired by Stokes County to be their assistant county manager
ND: Two candidate leadership approaches emerge as Burleigh County seeks to hire their first ever administrator
PA: Judge sets trial date in federal embezzlement case against former DuBois city manager
NY: Chris White will be retiring from Beacon City Hall this summer after a career in municipal government that spanned 25 years.
PA: Settlement resolves pension issues with convicted former Williamsport city administrator
TN: East Ridge has selected Brian Koral as its next City Manager
VA: Former Halifax County administrator under state police probe, but reason unknown
VA: Jim Taylor resigned from his post as Westmoreland County Administrator
Contracts & Compensation
AL: Talladega County Commission approves one year contract with $90,000 salary for next county administrator
TX: The City of Fairfield offered Douglas Key a one year contract with $97,500 salary to be their city administrator
Recent City Manager Unfiltered Podcast Episodes
If you are interested in being a guest on the City Manager Unfiltered podcast, please take a moment to fill out this sign-up form.