Portsmouth does an about-face; overturns Meeks appointment to City Manager within minutes
Portsmouth city council rejected a vote Tuesday that would have appointed former mayoral candidate Danny Meeks as the next city manager. Meeks did not apply. Author: Eugene Daniel (WVEC) Updated: 5:54 AM EST January 13, 2021
Former councilman and mayoral candidate Danny Meeks
almost became Portsmouth’s city manager Tuesday. In fact, city council approved his appointment – only to unanimously reject it less than 15 minutes later.
The pulled vote headlined a bizarre council meeting that featured a spirited debate over Meek’s qualifications for the position.
Councilman Chris Woodard motioned that the council appoint Meeks to the city manager position. Councilman Paul Battle supported the appointment given Meeks’ “knowledge of the city.” Meeks once served on Portsmouth City Council.
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Council increases city employees’ salaries in final 2020 session
By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com
Portsmouth City Council assembled for the final time this year on Monday, passing all seven items on their agenda.
PORTSMOUTH Mayor Kevin Johnson struck the gavel slightly after 7:20 p.m. to adjourn the City Managers’ session Monday, concluding both the meeting and the year for Portsmouth City Council.
A considerable portion of the meeting was spent in executive session, a 32-minute closed doors discussion regarding employee pay, before attending to the seven items on their agenda.
Those items were subject to several amendments, starting with a modification of the pay period for a code enforcement spreadsheet. That money, $240 per month, will go to Shawnee State University through an agreement until June instead of May as previously listed in the legislation.