In a 4-1 decision, the Taft City Council voted to terminate its contract with City Manager Ryan Smith on Tuesday. Smith will remain in the role for 30 days under the conditions of his contract.
Mayor Elida Castillo told KRIS 6 News the vote followed the council’s first opportunity to complete an evaluation of Smith’s job performance, which had been delayed in January because Smith was not available.
“This time he was at the meeting, and so as a council, we went back, we discussed job performance, and then the decision was made to do a unilateral separation per the conditions of his contract,” Castillo said…