A separation agreement between the city of Eureka and former City Manager Dean Lotter sees him receiving just more than $129,000 to part ways, including a lump sum severance, accrued vacation time and the equivalent of his salary for three pay periods. The agreement, which serves as Lotter’s resignation, states that both parties have determined […]
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Eureka Council to Discuss City Manager Post
The Eureka City Council is scheduled to meet in closed session May 27 to discuss the city manager position. The 3 p.m. meeting comes one week after the council voted 4-0, with Councilmember Heidi Messner absent, to accept the resignation of Dean Lotter, who served in the position for just four months. Lotter was placed […]
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Eureka Council Accepts City Manager’s Resignation
In a swift action with little discussion, the Eureka City Council voted 4-0, with Councilmember Heidi Messner absent, at a special meeting today to accept the resignation of City Manager Dean Lotter, who was placed on administrative leave earlier this month after a scant four months in the post. The terms of his separation were […]
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Eureka City Council to Consider City Manager’s Resignation
The Eureka City Council will meet in special session Tuesday to consider accepting the resignation of recently hired City Manager Dean Lotter, who was placed on administrative leave earlier this month. At 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, the council will meet to discuss a single agenda item: considering whether to accept Lotter’s resignation and direct the mayor […]
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City Manager Lotter on Admin Leave, City Clerk Powell Takes Reins of City
The city of Eureka announced today that recently selected City Manager Dean Lotter has been placed on administrative leave and City Clerk Pam Powell is in charge for the time being. The move comes four months into Lotter’s tenure after the city conducted an extensive search to replace Greg Sparks, who retired late last year. […]
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Eureka, There’s a New City Manager in Town
Dean Lotter will be sworn in tonight as Eureka’s new city manager, the latest in a series of milestones for him in recent weeks, including moving into a new home here in town with his wife Wendy and their rescue dog Queso, as well as celebrating his 50th birthday. Hailing from the Midwest, Lotter comes […]
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Eureka City Manager Contract, Emergency Declaration Approved
With little fanfare, the Eureka City Council this week approved a $170,000 contract for incoming City Manager Dean Lotter, who is scheduled to take over the job from a retiring Greg Sparks by Dec. 20. Other than a question about the extent of his background check from Councilmember Kim Bergel, who commented that she was […]
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New City Manager, Emergency Declaration on Eureka Agenda
The Eureka City Council will consider Tuesday formally appointing Dean Lotter as city manager, with a $170,000 annual salary and other benefits. Currently the city manager of New Brighton, Minnesota, the council selected Lotter to replace Greg Sparks, who is set to retire next month, from a pool 40 and five finalists who came to Eureka […]
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Eureka, Meet Your City Manager
The first thing incoming Eureka City Manager Dean Lotter and his wife Wendy did after arriving in Humboldt County was pick up a rental car and hit the streets, set on the idea of getting lost in the city he hoped to helm. The couple — both raised in the Midwest — had already been […]
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Eureka Announces New City Manager
The city of Eureka announced today that Dean Lotter of New Brighton, Minnesota, will be the next city manager. Lotter’s official employment agreement will be coming before the city council at its Nov. 5 meeting, with an official start date coming at the end of the year after current City Manager Greg Sparks retires, according […]
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Eureka Names Six City Manager Finalists
The city of Eureka announced this morning that it has narrowed its city manager search down to six finalists, including two of its current department heads. According to a press release, the city met in closed session Sept. 24 and reviewed 10 applications for the position being vacated by current City Manager Greg Sparks’ upcoming […]
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Eureka City Manager Greg Sparks to Retire by Year’s End
Eureka City Manager Greg Sparks has announced his plan to retire at the end of the year in a letter sent to the mayor and city council. “It has been my great personal and professional pleasure to have served as City Manager of Eureka since May 2014,” Sparks wrote in his retirement letter. “After 40 […]