By J. Graber | YourValley
Scottsdale City Manager Jim Thompson will continue on as an official city employee again as of Oct. 14.
The city council came out of executive session during its Oct. 10 special meeting and unanimously appointed Thompson to the job with no discussion on the issue. Thompson, who has been filling the role on a contractual basis for the last year at an annual rate of $347,000, will return to his previous salary of $375,000 per year when he steps back into the role as an official city employee.
That salary makes Thompson the highest paid municipal employee in the Valley.
According to various council members, the city did not post the job anywhere, did not look for another candidate and didn’t interview anyone but Thompson for the position.
Councilman Barry Graham called for “a fair, open and transparent process,” when the council voted to begin a search for Thompson’s replacement on June 20.
