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RESOLUTION No. 2023 -01
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA, ACCEPTING
NOTICE OF RETIREMENT FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND HIRING THE ASSISTANT CITY
MANAGER TO FILL THE POSITION OF CITY MANAGER
WHEREAS, the City Manager of the City of Owasso, Warren Lehr, was named Interim
City Manager on May 23, 2013, and became the permanent City Manager on January
13, 2014;
WHEREAS, Warren Lehr has expressed an intention to retire from the City of Owasso on
or about March 2, 2024;
WHEREAS, the Assistant City Manager, Christopher Garrett, has expressed a willingness
to assume the position of City Manager upon Mr. Lehr's retirement.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma,
as follows:
The Owasso City Council hereby accepts the resignation of Warren Lehr, to become
effective on or about March 2, 2024. The City Council further extends an offer for the
position of City Manager to Christopher Garrett to be effective on or about March 2,
2024, with an employment contract to be drafted and approved in the 2023 -2024 fiscal
year no later than December 5, 2021
Dated this 17th day of January, 2023.
CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA
ATTEST:
Approved as to Form:
Juli fornbardi, City Attorney