Graham: Garretty Steps into City Manager Position

Graham City Manager Eric Garretty started his new position Monday and convened with the city council Thursday for his first council meeting.

Garretty follows former City Manager Brandon Anderson, who announced in April he would be resigning from the position, and Interim City Manager Larry Fields, who was appointed in June.

The city made a conditional offer Wednesday, Aug. 31 to Garretty for the position of city manager. Garretty was one of three candidates presented to the city council in an interview process the same day.

During the process, each city council member had 30-minute, one-on-one sessions with each potential hire and later had group interviews with the candidates. Garretty said the city council and the city manager share an important task when solving city concerns.

“I think that between the city manager and the city council, one of the things is kind of unspoken but it’s always important, is that group of people in the community, that group of leaders, is the ones that always have to be looking ahead, not ignoring what’s going on,” he said.

Garretty holds a Masters of Science in Management from Naval Postgraduate School and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Mississippi. He is a member of the Texas City Management Association and is enrolled in the Texas State Certified Public Manager Program.