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Paducah City Manager Gets Extended Contract

Paducah City Manager Gets Extended Contract
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Aug. 24, 2016 | PADUCAH, KY
By West Kentucky Star Staff Aug. 24, 2016 | 11:00 AM | PADUCAH, KY
The Paducah City Commission voted Tuesday to renew the contract for City Manager Jeff Pederson, and also gave him a raise.

Mayor Gayle Kaler said the commission is happy with Pederson's job performance.

"We think he's done a good job in his years that he's been here," said Kaler. "His contract is up at the end of the year, so we chose to address the extension of the contract a little bit early, before it actually runs out. We changed the time on the contract somewhat, to a three-year contract instead of a four-year or five-year.  So he has a three-year contract with an option for a three-year renewal."

Kaler pointed out to West Kentucky Star that the three-year renewal instead of a four-year renewal also takes the city manager's position out of election years every four years for the commission and mayor's seats.

Pederson also received a five percent increase in pay under the new agreement, to a salary that's just under $166,000 a year.  

The city manager oversees day-to-day operations of the city for the commission and mayor. He is in charge of supervising all departments, and preparing the city budget.

Pederson is originally from South Dakota, and has served as a city administrator in three other cities in Kansas, South Dakota, and Nebraska before being hired by Paducah.


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