City extends Dockery’s contract

The Clarendon City Council extended the contract of City Administrator David Dockery through 2023 during their regular meeting August 27.

Aldermen met in closed session to evaluate Dockery’s performance before taking action in open session.

Mayor Sandy Skelton announced that Dockery had received a perfect score on his evaluation and said for him to score any higher, the city would have to adopt a new rating system.

The council then voted unanimously to extend his contract by two years to 2023 and give him a four percent raise.
Council members praised Dockery, and the administrator returned the praise and appreciation.

“My success is because of the success of the city council and the staff,” Dockery said and noted that he is honored to work for the City of Clarendon.

Dockery has served the city since 2015.

In other city business, aldermen took action to declare four properties as public nuisances – 1001 W. Third, 902 E. Third, 1104 E. Third, and 812 E. Second. A fifth property on the agenda for action was not declared as a nuisance because the situation had already been abated by the time the council met.

City officials said four properties that had been declared as nuisances earlier this summer have all now been taken care of – two by the owners and two by the city at the expense of the owner.

Dockery also gave his administrator’s report on the USDA project, which he said is coming along; the water recreation project, which should be largely completed in September; the sanitation service agreement; and the budget.