Council appoints Pearson as city administrator
The Wills Point City Council cemented a key leadership position during its monthly meeting on Tuesday night, removing the interim tag from Pam Pearson’s job title to make her the first full-time administrator the city has had since Feb. 16, 2015.
The position had been in flux in recent years, with Wills Point mayors past (Deby Frye) and present (Mark Turner) and various department heads taking on the responsibilities at various times.
City officials hired Mike Ohrt for the position in July 2013, but Ohrt’s tenure lasted less than a year following a lack of confidence vote by council members in February 2014.
Immediately following Ohrt’s dismissal, Mark Turner advised that he would be acting as city administrator “with assistance from other leadership positions within the city.”
In March of this year, city leaders appointed longtime resident Pam Pearson as the interim city administrator.
Pearson’s experience includes serving as administrator of the Wills Point EDC since 2009, and airport manager of Van Zandt County Regional Airport.
Pearson’s biography on the Wills Point EDC page notes: “Pam has lived in Wills Point since 1984. She was awarded Wills Point Rotary ‘Service Above Self’ in 2004, Pilot Club of Wills Point ‘Sweetheart’ in 2006-‘07, Wills Point Chamber of Commerce ‘Citizen of the Year’ in 2010 along with her husband, and Van Zandt County ‘Outstanding Woman of the Year’ in 2011.”
