City Council to consider Jaster as city manager Monday

October 20, 2017 at 10:31 p.m. | Updated October 20, 2017 at 10:24 p.m.

by Gazette Staff

Texarkana, Texas, City Council members and government leaders pose for a photo Thursday in City Hall. In the back row, from left, are Ward 3 Council Member Betty Williams; Kelly Brush, administrative manager of Texarkana-Bowie County Family Health Center; Ward 4 Council Member Christie Alcorn; and Communication and Economic Development Manager Lisa Thompson; center row, Ward 1 Council Member Jean Matlock; Mashell Daniel, executive director of code enforcement and inspections; and Chief Financial Officer Kristin Peeples; and in the front row is Interim City Manager Shirley Jaster.
Texarkana, Texas, City Council members and government leaders pose for a photo Thursday in City Hall. In the back row, from left, are Ward 3 Council Member Betty Williams; Kelly Brush, administrative manager of Texarkana-Bowie County Family Health Center; Ward 4 Council Member Christie Alcorn; and Communication and Economic Development Manager Lisa Thompson; center row, Ward 1 Council Member Jean Matlock; Mashell Daniel, executive director of code enforcement and inspections; and Chief Financial Officer Kristin Peeples; and in the front row is Interim City Manager Shirley Jaster.

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Photo by Gavin Lesnick

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Texarkana, Texas, could have a new city manager Monday.

The City Council will consider appointing Shirley Jaster to the position and offering her an employment contract at its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in City Hall, 220 Texas Blvd.

Jaster has been interim city manager since John Whitson left the position to retire in early August.

Terms of the contract were not available Friday. Jaster's current compensation, not including benefits, is more than $158,700 a year.

A Texarkana native and city employee for more than 25 years, Jaster has been deputy city manager for development, director of planning, director of community services, director of community and public works and assistant city manager.

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