Next city administrator will work under contract

Whoever is chosen to be the next city administrator for Walhalla that individual will work under a contract.  At its meeting, city council last night repealed all existing ordinances covering administrator, on the understanding that a written contract will ensure that he or she cannot be fired at will, for example, can’t be dismissed by a sudden vote if enough of the council were angry with the administrator.  In an explanation provided by Brandon Burton, the city’s interim administrator, the guarantees of a written contract largely protect the administrator and give leeway and insulation to carry out duties without undue influence by his employers.