Sherman's City Council has authorized Mayor Shawn Teamann to hire an outside firm to find the city's next city manager, according to minutes of the Oct. 5 council meeting released with the agenda packet for Monday's session.
The council took the vote after a closed-door executive session that ran from 6:04 p.m. until 7:51 p.m., when members returned to open session. The minutes list the session topic as the city manager position.
Council Member Josh Stevenson moved to allow the mayor "to retain a firm to hire a new City Manager," and Council Member Juston Dobbs seconded it. Deputy Mayor Henry Marroquin and Council Member Daron Holland joined them in voting yes, with no one opposed.
Teamann did not vote, and Council Members Clay Barnett and Pam Howeth were out of the room when the vote was taken, the minutes say.
The minutes do not name a search firm, give a cost or set a timeline for hiring.
How the opening came about
City Manager Zachary Flores told city staff by email in September that he would step down in October and move to the private sector, KXII reported at the time. The station said Flores had spent 23 years with the city, starting as a patrol officer and rising to police chief and director of public safety before being named city manager in 2025.
KXII also reported that Assistant City Manager Clint Philpott would serve as acting city manager during the search. Philpott's name appears as assistant city manager on staff reports in Monday's packet.
