Gilbert will be looking for a new town manager because its current top administrator has been hired by Glendale City Council as its next city manager.

Glendale City Council on Oct. 14 voted unanimously to hire Patrick Banger, who will start Jan. 12 with an annual salary of $400,000, making him one of the highest paid top municipal administrators in the Valley.

Banger, who has led Gilbert through explosive growth for 14 years, is the longest-tenured city or town manager in the East Valley after Chris Brady retired from the Mesa manager’s position in May after 19 years.

Banger could not be immediately reached for comment, but told the Gilbert Sun News earlier this month that he would not be conducting any interviews out of respect to the town.

Instead, he released a statement that said h

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