By Robert Medley
Managing Editor
The Piedmont City Council met Friday morning and approved a contract for the new interim city manager.
Mark Roath begins work as the interim city manager Monday morning.
Council members Friday approved an annual salary for Roath of $100,000. Former city manager Jason Orr, who was fired by the council, received $95,000 a year.
The contract provides Roath with health insurance benefits.
Piedmont city council members previously voted to hire an interim city manager before transitioning the position into city manager.
“I think this is a good contract and a good candidate,” City Councilman Kevan Blasdel said.
The contract approved Friday states that the city council can terminate Roath’s employment at any time during the term of the agreement, without any showing of cause, and without any statement of reason.
The contract also states that Roath must give a 30 day notice if he leaves the job or unless the parties agree otherwise.
Roath, an attorney who lives in Surrey Hills, has been a city manager in Oklahoma, and he has worked in city government in Texas, Florida, Nebraska, Ohio and New Mexico as well. He was the Coweta city manager, 1989 to 1992, and McAlester city manager 2007 to 2009. He was city manager of Alamogordo, New Mexico from 2009 to 2012.
Roath was the Castroville, Texas city administrator from 2014 to 2015.
