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September 1, 2026 · 5:30 p.m.

Commission rescinds June discipline of City Manager Grant Gager

The Commission voted to undo its June 10 disciplinary action concerning Gager, then separately voted to exonerate his record based on those June decisions.

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City managerJune 10 discipline rescinded
Exoneration motionPassed 5-0
StormwaterFinal action delayed to Sept. 15

60-second summary

Late in the meeting, commissioners voted to rescind the votes taken at the June 10 hearing concerning City Manager Grant Gager. They then approved a separate motion to exonerate Gager's record based on those June decisions; the transcript records that second motion as passing 5-0.

The Commission also discussed Livingston's outdoor pool, heard a presentation on the five-year growth-policy update, moved forward with changes involving River Drive and the state urban highway system, approved the street-maintenance assessment and continued the stormwater-rate hearing to September 15 after the City acknowledged a notice-timing problem.

Bottom line: The Commission reversed its June disciplinary action involving the city manager, while several infrastructure and rate issues moved forward to later action.

Five things to know

  • 1. Gager discipline was reversed. The Commission rescinded the June 10 votes, then separately voted to exonerate Gager's record based on the June 10 decisions.
  • 2. The pool remained unresolved. Residents questioned the outdoor pool's future and the process by which it was left unfunded after August 2026.
  • 3. Stormwater action was delayed. The City acknowledged that required notice had not gone out in a timely manner, and the hearing was continued to September 15.
  • 4. Growth policy work continued. Consultants presented demographic, housing and development information for the City's five-year update.
  • 5. River Drive and street assessments advanced. Commissioners supported moving ahead on the urban-system change and approved the citywide street-maintenance assessment.

Votes and decisions

Rescind June 10 disciplinary votes: Motion passed. The transcript does not cleanly preserve every roll-call response, so FOIPub is not publishing a total for this motion.
Exonerate Gager's record based on June 10 decisions: 5-0.
Street-maintenance assessment: Approved.
Stormwater-rate resolution: No final action; hearing continued to September 15.
Outdoor pool discussion

Residents questioned the decision to leave the outdoor pool unfunded after the 2026 season. City Manager Gager said the FY2027 budget did not fund reopening the pool and that any later decision involving demolition or reuse would return to the Commission.

Growth policy discussion

Consultants reported that Livingston's population had increased about 13% since the prior growth-policy update and presented housing, income and development data for the next planning cycle. FOIPub is treating the detailed figures as presentation data pending packet-level verification.

River Drive discussion

The Commission supported proceeding with removing a segment of River Drive and Ninth Street from the state urban system. The formal resolution returned on September 15.

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