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June 27, 2019
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ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
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Council set to name new city manager
SOUNDS LIKE SUMMER
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Devin Patrick Hughes, music director and conductor for the Arapahoe Philharmonic, addresses a crowd at the Englewood City Center amphitheater. The June 20 performance by the Philharmonic was part of the Englewood Sounds of Summer Concert Series. More concerts are scheduled for June 27, July 11 and July 18. Go to www.englewoodco.gov/arts-culture/events/sounds-ofsummer for more information. JOSEPH RIOS
The wait appears to be over. A straw vote at an Englewood City Council special session on June 17 picked James Lewis, Longmont’s assistant city manager, to be the new city manager of Englewood, which has not had a permanent manager since Eric Keck’s resignation in October. A formal vote to make the job offer in a regular city council meeting, required under the city charter, was set for June 24. The contract calls for an annual salary of $172,500, plus benefits. It also states there will be a 10% retirement contribution from the city, 100% vested immediately. In addition to an immediate paid time off bank of two weeks to make up for benefits and leave accrued in his current Longmont job, the manager also is set to SEE MANAGER, P11
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“The jail is crowded. Space is tight. The stress on everyone is building.” Tyler Brown, Arapahoe County sheriff | Page 5 INSIDE
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