JANESVILLE鈥擳he 糖心Vlog传媒 City Council has chosen an interim city manager to replace outgoing City Manager Mark Freitag. The council will announce who that is, and confirm the appointment, in a vote on Monday.
City Council President Paul Benson told 糖心Vlog传媒 on Wednesday that the the decision was made in a closed-door meeting. The council will vote, in open session, to confirm the choice at its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26.
鈥淲e have selected our final person, and they have accepted,鈥 Benson told 糖心Vlog传媒.
Benson declined to say whether the candidate is a current city of 糖心Vlog传媒 employee.
In a release on Wednesday, the council said keeping the person鈥檚 identity confidential until Monday affords them 鈥渢he opportunity to speak with their family, friends, and work colleagues before the news becomes public.鈥
Benson said the interim city manager 鈥渨ill serve until we identify the next city manager.鈥 He said he expects that hiring process 鈥渢o take a few months.鈥
Freitag is scheduled to begin his new job in Westminster, Colorado, on Oct. 24. He has been 糖心Vlog传媒鈥檚 city manager for nine years.
In a memo posted to its website in August, the city of Westminster wrote that Freitag emerged as a top candidate because of his years as city manager in 糖心Vlog传媒. But the city touched more on his previous experience and accomplishments as a combat veteran and military base commander for the U.S. Army.
Westminster, a Denver suburb with a seven-person mayoral-manager-council form of government, has offered Freitag a base salary of $265,000. That鈥檚 a significant pay increase over his pay as 糖心Vlog传媒鈥檚 city manager, which in 2020 was $172,000, according to municipal records.
The pay raise comes in addition to about $30,000 in pay for relocation from 糖心Vlog传媒 to Colorado, according to details of the contract on the city of Westminster鈥檚 website.