A city manager is likely to lose his job after being suspended for sending vulgar text messages that disparaged a resident. A South Carolina town has fired their administrator and his wife after they duked it out in a physical confrontation at city hall. A Canadian mayor wants his city to store cash reserves in bitcoin. And a county administrator who helped the father of one of his electeds get a job is being scrutinized by the local paper.
All that and more news after the job postings.
Job Board Postings
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City/County Manager Recruitments
CO: Craig - City Manager (Until Filled) | in-house
IL: Streator - City Manager (3/23/2026) | Arndt Municipal Support
MO: Kirkwood - Chief Administrative Officer (3/6/2026) | CB-Assoc
SC: Blythewood - Town Manager (Until Filled) | Parker Poe Consulting
TX: Morgan’s Point Resort - City Manager (3/13/2026) | Clear Career
Other
IL: Village of St. Joseph - Public Works Director (2/23/2026) | in-house
PA: Cranberry Township - Director of Utilities (2/9/2026) | in-house
TX: Dumas - Finance Director (Until Filled) | Clear Career
TX: Bridgeport - Assistant Chief of Police (3/20/2026) | 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 (First Review 2/22/2026) | Clear Career
NJ: Vulgar Text Messages Likely to Cost City Manager His Job
Clifton City Manager Gary DeMarzo has been suspended and reprimanded after his texts with a city resident, in which he disparaged several other residents, came to light. Another individual has also filed a tort claim seemingly related to this matter, though I am not sure how.
After suspending DeMarzo “based on his misuse of city property to send the messages,” the council voted to conduct a national search to seek out his replacement. However, he can apply for his job they say…
OR: Clackamas County Administrator Grilled by Local Paper Over Job Given to Father of Elected Official
Clackamas County Commissioner Ben West’s father started a $33-an-hour job last month, not long after West told County Administrator Gary Schmidt that his father was looking for work. The job was not posted publicly and filled without a formal recruitment.
Schmidt said he checked with his staff who told him “there was a need” for a maintenance specialist.
“My staff called Tom West directly and interviewed him,” Schmidt said.
News Around the Country
AZ: The Nogales City Council decided in a 4-3 vote to fire its city manager, Joel Kramer, continuing a pattern of instability in the position he was hired less than 18 months ago
FL: Petito says separation is a way for Flagler County 'to move forward'; granted 20-weeks severance and other considerations
GA: Senoia seeks additional remediation from ex-city manager over demolished church building
IN: Some call for removal of Clarksville town manager over deer culling permit controversy
KS: Riley County leaders debate role of proposed administrator
KY: Scott Smith, current city administrator and former police chief of Ludlow, tendered his resignation as city administrator
LA: A former Louisiana mayor is on trial after prosecutors allege her teenage son caught her having sex with one of his 16-year-old friends at a booze-filled pool party
ME: Lincoln’s newly hired town manager declines the job days before starting
ME: Penobscot County lost $5M in 2023, new audit shows
MN: After heated meetings, Duluth moves to restructure public comment period
NH: Wolfeboro town manager hands in his resignation
NC: Waynesville Town Manager Rob Hites has announced he will retire this summer after almost 10 years of service with the town
NJ: ‘I’m the f--king deputy chief of staff’: Jersey City mayor reassigns former aide to predecessor over police body cam footage
OH: Squirrel blamed for government Internet outage in Medina County
PA: The Chester County Board of Commissioners promoted Deputy County Administrator Erik Walschburger to the top post
PA: Greenville town manager resigns two months after assistant town manager
SC: Town of Duncan cuts ties with town administrator, wife after fight in town hall
TN: Monterey Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted unanimously to seek a charter change that will allow them to hire a city administrator - still must get approval of legislature
TX: Huntsville ACM leaving to become Shenandoah’s new city administrator
VA: The Culpeper County Board of Supervisors abruptly fired Sam McLearen. a 25-year employee who was promoted to county administrator in Feb. 2025; citizen starts petition to reinstate him
WA: On Again, Off Again, On Again? City of Sunnyside makes offer to former city manager Mike Gonzalez
WY: JD Cox leaving Douglas to move back and lead Alliance, Nebraska once again
CANADA: Vancouver city staff recommend dropping Mayor Ken Sim's bitcoin motion
In Memoriam
TX: Bob Bennett, longest-serving Round Rock City Manager, passes away at 80
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