Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
AT A MONDAY evening meeting of the Wakefield city council, Mayor John Granato studies paperwork while city clerk Sue Ahonen takes notes.
By P.J. GLISSON
WAKEFIELD - Wakefield city council members voted Monday evening to accept a counter offer from Robert Brown, Jr., who was their first choice for a new city manager.
Brown interviewed with the council on Jan. 14, and the council voted to offer him the position on Jan. 23. The "at-will" employment contract is for three years, with an option to renew for a fourth year.
Annual salary will be $51,000 in the first year and will rise gradually to $62,000 if Brown, who is from Belding, Mich., opts to stay a fourth year.
Mayor John Granato said after the meeting...
