City Council accepted Path's resignation in September, citing ongoing challenges. Rhoades will fill the seat while the city searches for a permanent hire.
Rhoades has 36 years in government operations and administration with cities, counties and utility districts in Texas. He served as director of finance and operations in Collin County, county executive of Travis County and interim executive director of the Texas Municipal Water District. He also founded Rhoades Public Solutions. Mayor Cole Stanley said, "I'm excited to work alongside Mr. Rhoades and look forward to the city moving forward under strong leadership."
Council votes on Rhoades's agreement Tuesday at its regular meeting, and he is set to speak. The resolution pays him $175 an hour, which comes to $364,000 for a year. He would also get temporary housing or a monthly housing stipend, plus reimbursement of all routine business expenses. The city plans to contract him for six months to a year, and it could extend that depending on his performance.
His first assignment is to find what is broken in every city department and tell council how to fix it.