The Clarendon Board of Aldermen will meet in called session this Thursday, April 1, to discuss an interim appointment for the office vacated when City Administrator John Webb’s job was terminated last week.
According to the agenda posted Monday, the aldermen will meet in closed session for consultation with their attorney and to discuss personnel issues – specifically the appointment, employment, and duties of an interim city administrator/city secretary – and then reconvene in open session to take action.
The board terminated Webb’s employment last Tuesday night, March 23, in a called session for what Mayor Chris Ford called “a lack of confidence in (Webb’s) ability to perform the duties of city administrator.”
Alderman Will Thompson told the Enterprise that the board voted 3-2 to remove Webb. Thompson said he and Alderman Ann Huey voted against the measure and that Aldermen Larry Hicks, Tommy Hill, and Kyle Davis voted for the removal.
Mayor Ford said the board’s decision was effective immediately and that Webb was given an opportunity to resign prior to the board’s action, which was taken after the aldermen met in closed session for an hour and 45 minutes.
The mayor said he met last Wednesday morning with all city employees to inform them of the decision.
Webb has served as Clarendon’s city administrator since October 2008. He did not have a contract with the city, Ford said.
A call to Webb’s residence in Borger was not returned before press time Tuesday.
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