On July 6, three days before Camas City Administrator Jamal Fox was set to leave his position, the Camas City Council voted unanimously to approve a contract with EXIGY, LLC Principal Jeff Swanson, to be the city’s interim city administrator for the next nine to 12 months.
Mayor Pro Tem Ellen Burton, who stepped in to replace former Mayor Barry McDonnell in May, after McDonnell quit unexpectedly in the middle of his first term, said her decision to recommend hiring an interim city administrator came after extensive conversations with former Camas mayors as well as city staff and department heads.