By a 4-1 vote, The Dalles City Council voted to terminate the employment contract of City Manager Nolan Young.  Councilors and Mayor Steve Lawrence would not comment on the termination, saying they could not offer an explanation on a personnel matter.  Lawrence did make a statement after the vote, saying Young had many accomplishments during his over 18 year tenure on the job, including his work on municipal budget matters, the recent negotiations for the third Google enterprise zone agreement that will result in payments to the City and Wasco County of over a million dollars per year for 15 years, and his resilience.  He added that Young had supported him in his office. Lawrence said the search for a new City Manager will now begin, noting the City Charter requires a full-time replacement within six months and they have the resources of the League of Oregon Cities available to them, even though the Council might decide to hire a consulting firm to assist in finding a replacement.  Young did not comment after the vote. Linda Miller made the motion to terminate, seconded by Russ Brown, and Tim McGlothlin and Taner Elliott voted in favor.  Elliott said he hoped people would “remember the past and embrace the future.”  Dan Spatz cast the lone no vote, and he said afterwards he would let the vote speak for itself. The termination will be effective on November 15, but Young is leaving office immediately.  City Clerk Julie Krueger was named interim City Manager, with Councilors noting City Attorney Gene Parker unavailable to take that role at this time due to the death of his wife Dixie.  The termination activated a severance pay agreement included in Young’s 2009 employment agreement, amended to compensate for 80 hours of compensatory time, unused vacation time, and half of his accrued sick leave.