Mayor Carl Brewer said today that he is still waiting to hear from Slavin Management Consultants to hear the contract requests of Wichita’s incoming city manager, Robert Layton. Once Layton conveys his desired salary and benefits, Slavin, who the city hired to help find a new manager, will pass that information to the city’s negotiation team, which includes Brewer, Vice Mayor Sue Schlapp and council member Paul Gray.
Brewer said, however, negotiations could start at any time.
Brewer also said he thought it was ironic that on the same day Layton accepted the job offer, the city received paperwork from the International City/County Management Association declaring that they have censured Pat Salerno, the former Sunrise, Fla. city manager who signed a contract with Wichita only to back out a week before he started without any detailed explanation. Brewer doesn’t think Layton will follow that path, especially now that Salerno’s censure is public.