Early St. George City Council primary results | #citycouncil
St. George • Two of St. George’s three incumbent City Council members up for reelection seem to be in good shape to retain their seats in the Nov. 21 general election, but the third looks like he might have an uphill fight to secure another term. Although the results are preliminary, council members Dannielle Larkin […]
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City Council members appoint John Willis as St. George’s new city manager | #citycouncil
St. George • Elected leaders in southern Utah’s most-populous city cast a wide net in looking for a new city manager but wound up filling the position in-house after a nationwide search. City Council members voted unanimously Thursday to appoint John Willis as St. George’s new city manager. Willis, who has been serving as interim […]
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Virgin leaders forgive improper salary hikes former town officials awarded themselves
Rather than recoup the $78,060 in overpayments, the town will make them retroactive. (Orsen via Wikimedia Commons) A historic building in Virgin, near Zion National Park. | Jan. 19, 2023, 9:31 p.m. Elected officials in Virgin have decided forgiveness is the right way to deal with the improper salary increases former Mayor Matt Spendlove and […]
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Forgive or clawback? Virgin mayor says code violations around raises are ‘small potatoes’
Virgin • Mayor Jean Krause leaves little doubt about which side of the divide she stands on when it comes to forgiving or recouping the illegal pay increases the previous mayor and Town Council gave themselves between fiscal years 2018 and 2022. Tasked by the state Auditor’s Office to either recoup the $78,060 in improper […]
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St. George gave its former city manager a $625,000 settlement. A City Council member’s social media post could have cost another $50,000 | #citycouncil
Adam Lenhard claimed a now-deleted Facebook post by Council Member Michelle Tanner violated a non-disparagement clause. He withdrew his claim after she deleted the post. (City of St. George) Adam Lenhard is resigning as St. George city manager. | Nov. 19, 2022, 1:00 p.m. St. George taxpayers are on the hook for a $625,000 settlement […]
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Longtime Colorado City Mayor Joseph Allred steps down after 9 years at the helm of former polygamous town
Colorado City Mayor Joseph Allred has quietly stepped down after nine turbulent years at the helm of the former polygamous town in Arizona once controlled by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In a July 15 letter he left on Town Manager Vance Barlow’s desk, Allred wrote that he had decided “to […]
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