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City Manager Je?rey Snyder Accepts Position with TML Risk Pool, Last Day with
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the City Jan. 3
The City of Plainview City Manager, Je?rey Snyder, announced his resignation e?ective Friday, January 3, 2025,
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at the Tuesday evening (September 24) City Council Meeting. Snyder has accepted a position as the Assistant
Director with the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TMLIRP).
During his decade-long tenure, Snyder worked closely with the City Council, city sta?, and community leaders
on many strategic priorities to position Plainview for growth and redevelopment. These initiatives included
projects ranging from economic development and quality of life to infrastructure and future water planning.
In 2017, along with a 30-member citizen advisory board, a $25 million bond package was approved by voters for
the construction of a new City Hall, police headquarters, fire station, downtown streetscape, Aquatics Center
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and the reconstruction of 24 Street.
“These initiatives, along with the countless others, reflect the hard work and commitment of our City Council,
our leadership team, and the residents of Plainview, and I am confident they will have a lasting positive impact
on the City,” said Snyder. “Over the next few months, I remain committed to ensuring a smooth transition for the
City of Plainview.”
Snyder began his career as the Idalou City Manager and served as the Assistant City Manager in Plainview before
being appointed as City Manager. Snyder received a Master of Public Administration from Texas Tech University,
a Bachelor’s in Public Administration/Political Science from West Texas A&M University and is a Credentialed
Manager through the International City/County Management Association. He has served on the Texas Municipal
League Intergovernmental Risk Pool and Texas Municipal League Boards and serves as the TCMA Manager in
Residence to Texas Tech University Master of Public Administration Program.
Locally, Snyder is a member of the Plainview Lion’s Club, Chamber Ambassadors, past chair of the Plainview
Covenant Hospital Governing Board and past YMCA Board Member and volunteer coach. Je?rey and his wife,
Mika, have three children – Sawyer, Bowen and Gri?in.
Mayor Charles Starnes commented on Mr. Snyder’s exceptional tenure as City Manager, “Je?rey is a shining star
and is respected around the State of Texas for his excellence, foresight, management and leadership. Plainview
has been lucky to have him leading the city during the recovery from the Cargill closure, the pandemic, and the
many improvements to our parks, recreation, businesses, and infrastructure. We wish him ‘Fair winds and
following seas’ in his next position.”
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The City Council will begin discussions on a transition plan at the Thursday, October 3 Council meeting.
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