East Ridge City Manager Andrew HyattThe East Ridge City Council voted Thursday to raise the salary for City Manager Andrew Hyatt to $100,000, effective immediately.
Hyatt, who was previously manager of the Tennessee cities of Fairview and Etowah, has been the city manager for the southeast Tennessee municpality of about 21,000 for just over six-months.
Hyatt began his term with the City of East Ridge on Oct. 21, 2013, at a salary of $90,000 a year. Hyatt was also offered $4,000 in moving expenses, two weeks of paid vacation, health insurance and use of the city’s Volkswagon Passat.
Councilman Marc Gravitt made the motion to increase Hyatt’s pay, calling it “a bargain” compared to what the previous city manager had cost the city.
Prior to the council voting to hire Hyatt, the position of city manager had been empty for about eight months since the previous position was vacated by Tim Gobble’s resignation on Feb. 7, 2013.