Burgener

Stanfield City Manager Ben Burgener will remain in his current post, at least for now.

“The council and I are glad he decided to stay,” Susan Whelan, incoming mayor for Stanfield, said.

Burgener, who was a finalist to be the city manager of Warrenton, said he was offered the job but turned it down.

“Housing costs were pretty extreme compared to what they were willing to offer,” he said.

A job posting for the position advertises a salary of $110,000 to $140,000 plus “excellent benefits.”

He stated that his current annual salary is $95,004.

Also, he cited “a lot happening in Stanfield” and the “amazing people” at the Stanfield job for keeping him in town.

“In the end, there just was not enough benefit to incentivize my family to want to relocate from a great situation,” he said.

He added that his current contract ends Sept. 16 and will be up for renewal.

“I anticipate there would be a pay increase with the renewed contract,” he said.

Burgener will be working alongside a new mayor. During the council’s April 18 meeting, it selected Whelan, a fellow city councilor, to succeed Mayor Thomas McCann.