Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
After submitting his resignation, Falls Township’s longtime manager is expected to stay.
Ahead of his October 1 end date, Township Manager Peter Gray struck a verbal deal to stay, Supervisor Vice Chairman Jeff Dence confirmed to LevittownNow.com late Tuesday night.
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Gray and members of the Board of Supervisors met after Tuesday evening’s public meeting to work on a deal to get him to stay.
The two-year deal reportedly involves a $5,000 per year pay increase that is retroactive to January.
Gray’s most recent deal was signed in January and pays him $147,366.66 per year with 30 days paid vacation and benefits, according to records obtained through a Right to Know request.
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Board of Supervisors Chairman Bob Harvie said earlier this month that he was “surprised” by Gray submitting his resignation and thanked him for his work.
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Behind the scenes, sources said the Supervisors quickly mounted an offensive to attempt to get Gray to remain in the Lincoln Highway administration building.
It was not immediately clear why Gray was planning to depart the township less than a year after starting his new contract. He did not respond for a request for comment on his planned resignation earlier this month.
“I’m thrilled that the township and Mr. Gray were able to come to an agreement on a contract which keeps him in the role of Township Manager,” Harvie said in a statement. “Mr. Gray’s professionalism, experience and honesty are well known to everyone and his role in our Township over the past 20 years has been integral to our success.”
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“The Supervisors knew that replacing Mr. Gray would not be an easy task and certainly not one we wished to undertake,” Dence said. “It’s not every day that a community is lucky enough to have a township manager with such a deep knowledge of our town, our residents and our unique challenges.”
Until Tuesday evening. the township had been working to identify who would act as interim township manager upon Gray’s departure.
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Gray has worked as township manager for the past 12 years and began as finance director 20 years ago.
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to add two additional comments from officials.
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