Hedley City Secretary Jason Conatser unexpectedly resigned during a called meeting of the Board of Aldermen last Thursday, June 14.
Conatser told the Enterprise that the time was just right for him to leave City Hall.
“I’ve decided, with my family, that it was time to step down and move on,” Conatser said.
Alderman Tonya Metcalf said she couldn’t speak much about what happened at the meeting since most of it was held in closed session, but she did say she had not been expecting Conatser to resign.
“He just said it was in his best interests and the city’s,” she said.
Conatser’s resignation will become effective on July 1. Hedley aldermen will meet again this Thursday, June 21, at 7 p.m. to discuss the position.
Conatser has been employed with the City of Hedley about one month short of two years. He was hired in July 2010 to succeed Randy Shaw, who had held the position for almost 19 years before he and both of Hedley’s other employees resigned.
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