Payson Town Council Special Meeting - May 8, 2025: Town Manager Application Review and Finalist Selection
Payson Town Council Special Meeting – May 8, 2025
The Payson Town Council held a special meeting on May 8, 2025, at Town Hall Council Chambers (303 N. Beeline Highway) to review applications for the Town Manager position and to select finalists for in-person interviews. The meeting lasted from 5:00 p.m. to 7:38 p.m., including a closed executive session.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No public comments were made during the open portion of the meeting. All substantive discussion occurred in executive session.
Discussion Items
- Executive Session: At 5:03 p.m., the Council voted 5‑0 to adjourn into executive session under A.R.S. § 38‑431.03(A)(1), (2), and (3) for the initial review of Town Manager applications and to receive legal advice on hiring and conducting interviews. Members present for the vote were Mayor Stephen Otto, Vice Mayor Susan “Suzy” Tubbs, Council Members Charlie Bell, Jim Ferris, and Scott Nossek. Council Members Brett Flaherty and Dallin Haws were absent at the time of the vote.
- Reconvening: At 7:37 p.m., the Council reconvened with all seven members present. Deliberations held in executive session were not publicly disclosed.
Key Outcomes
- Motion to Approve Finalists: Council Member Dallin Haws moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Tubbs, to approve the applicants discussed in executive session as finalists, direct staff to notify those applicants, schedule in-person interviews, and provide an update to the public.
- Vote: The motion carried unanimously (7‑0). All Council members voted in favor.
- Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:38 p.m.
Meeting Transcript
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