CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION

RESOLUTION N0. 09-16

A RESOLUTION APPOINTING GREG CATON AS CITY MANAGER

RECITALS:

Pursuant to §56 of the Grand Junction City Charter, the City Council shall appoint a City Manager, who shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the City. The City Manager shall have demonstrated that he possesses experience in city management as required by the Charter. With this resolution the City Council affirms that Greg Caton possesses the requisite experience and is hereby confirmed, selected and appointed as City Manager conditioned upon the City Council adopting an ordinance approving his salary and fully and finally ratifying an employment agreement at the regular City Council meeting scheduled for April 6, 2016.

Mr. Caton most recently served as Town Manager in Oro Valley, Arizona. He has been with Oro Valley in the roles of Assistant Town manager, Interim Town Manager and Town Manager since November 2010 to the present. From August 2002 to November 2010 he served as Assistant City Manager in Durango, Colorado.

Mr. Caton is a International City and County Management (ICMA) credentialed manager. Mr. Caton holds a Masters degree in Public Administration from the University of Colorado at Denver and a Bachelors of Arts degree from Fort Lewis College.

Mr. Caton has had successful experience in city management and possesses a depth and breadth of beneficial experience that will serve the City of Grand Junction well.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND THAT:

Greg Caton is appointed as City Manager for the City of Grand Junction, Colorado conditioned upon the City Council adopting an ordinance approving his salary and fully and finally ratifying an employment agreement at the regular City Council meeting scheduled for April 6, 2016.

Passed and adopted this 16^th day of March, 2016.

             /s/ Phyllis Norris      

Attest:            President of the Council

/s/ Stephanie Tuin      

City Clerk