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Employment record

Public institution
City of Newport News
Department / office / school
City Manager's Office
Position / title
City Manager
Source type
Roster assignment
Classification / role type
Executive Schedule
Record status
Listed in source roster
Source date / period
May 2026

The roster records an assignment at the stated date. It does not establish employment status today.

Employment source [1]

Original roster wording & label sources
Name in source
ALAN ARCHER
Department in source
City Manager
Position in source
CITY MANAGER

Common job-title abbreviations are expanded for readability. Original wording, job levels and compensation matches are preserved.

Official HR job library [5]

Official organization name source [6]

Official website listings

These separately dated website roles and contacts do not replace the original roster assignment or its compensation match.

Salary & compensation

Published role rate

$300,620.64

This annual amount is matched to the department and job classification. The underlying compensation file does not name employees, so it cannot verify Alan Archer’s individual pay.

September 2026 published dataset; downloaded October 1, 2026. One source pay record matches this department/title. A unique title match is still not direct named-pay evidence.

Compensation source [4]

Contribute a dated public salary record

Public records & case history

Dated professional records, case roles and court outcomes. Lawsuit allegations are identified separately from findings.

No verified professional, licensure, certification or case record is attached to this profile.

Notes

The report identifies City Manager Alan K. Archer as the City signatory on the NOODLE agreement.

Source date: September 22, 2026

Who approved the $3.03 million—and why the accounting still matters [8]

Being mentioned in a report does not itself establish wrongdoing.

References

  1. City FOIA Employees by PositionEmployee roster · Period: May 2026 · Tracker row ID 49 · Source page 1
  2. Official City public-contact directoryOfficial public listing · Checked: October 7, 2026
  3. Official City staff directoryOfficial public listing · Checked: June 28, 2026
  4. Employee compensation — September 2026Compensation dataset · Document date: September 1, 2026 · Downloaded: October 1, 2026 · Period: September 2026 published dataset; downloaded October 1, 2026 · Source department: City Manager · Job classification: CITY MANAGER
  5. Official HR job libraryPosition label source · Checked: October 1, 2026
  6. Official organization name sourceOrganization label source · Checked: October 8, 2026
  7. City of Newport News — City ManagerPhoto source · Checked: October 1, 2026
  8. Who approved the $3.03 million—and why the accounting still mattersPublished reporting · Published: September 22, 2026
  9. Directory sources and verificationMethodology