City manager will earn $200k per year

The Biddeford City Council is expected Tuesday to confirm the appointment of Truc Dever as city manager.

Dever is being offered a two-year contract that can be renewed. She will be paid a base salary of $195,000 during her first year of employment and $200,00 during her second year.

Dever’s contract also includes a monthly automobile stipend of $700 per month but will not include mileage reimbursement. She will also accrue five weeks of vacation time each year and will enjoy all the other benefits now in place for the city’s non-union workers

Dever will not be allowed to serve on the boards or be in the employ of organizations, which either “have a history of or are likely to come before the city, its boards or committees, for funding, permits, approvals or regulatory activities.”

According to the proposed contract, Dever will be expected to be on-call to the city 24 hours per day, seven days a week.

Dever is currently employed as the director of public works in Kirkland, Wash. She is expected to begin working in Biddeford on August 11.

For comparison purposes, former city manager James Bennett earned $170,000 per year as a base salary.

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You can view or download the complete contract below:

[UPDATE: An earlier version of this story reported that Dever will earn five days of vacation per year. She will accrue five weeks of vacation per year. It was a reporting error, and we apologize for the confusion.]

Randy Seaver is the editor and founder of the Biddeford Gazette. He may be contacted by email: randy@randyseaver.com

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