Months of private counseling between Julie Hoy and former city manager preceded his abrupt resignation

Salem Mayor Julie Hoy was at odds with former Salem City Manager Keith Stahley months prior to her orchestrating his resignation, according to newly-released documents from the Oregon Government Ethics Commission and interviews by Salem Reporter.

The new information provides more detail about events that led to Stahley’s surprising resignation earlier this year. The interviews and documents chronicle behind-the-scenes activity that ended with a costly departure, unhappy city councilors and ultimately state ethics sanctions.

The ethics commission concluded earlier this month that Hoy indicated a majority of the Salem City Council wanted Stahley’s resignation over an unfavorable performance audit into the city manager’s office released in early December .

The commission found that Hoy