The City Council voted in a closed executive session to direct staff to prepare an offer of employment for Lawrence Controlling for the position of city manager, council members said.

The action came after a council member moved, “Im going to put together an offer of employment for Lawrence Controlling for the position of city manager,” and a second was recorded. The mayor then called for a voice vote; council members responded “Aye,” and the chair announced the motion passed and closed the session.

The motion instructs staff to draft an employment offer but does not specify salary, benefits, start date or other contract terms. The transcript record does not show roll-call votes or a numerical tally; it reflects a voice vote in favor. Records in the public transcript identify the discussion as occurring in a closed executive session concerning appointment, employment, performance evaluations, compensation, discipline and dismissal of the city manager.

Because the council acted in executive session, the meeting record here does not include further public discussion of candidate qualifications or the terms of an offer. The council did not give a timetable in the transcript for delivering the offer or for any subsequent public action on the appointment.

Next steps indicated by the motion are limited to preparing an offer; any formal appointment, employment contract, or public vote with a recorded tally would need to be considered in a subsequent public meeting or through the councils published procedures.