{"id":1512918,"date":"2026-06-05T22:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T03:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1512918"},"modified":"2026-06-05T22:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T03:07:07","slug":"administrator-resigns-citing-toxic-atmosphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1512918","title":{"rendered":"Administrator resigns citing \u2018toxic atmosphere\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"CHANDLER, Texas (KETK) \u2013 Chandler city administrator Kalon Rollins issued his resignation on Friday, saying it\u2019s in his best interest to remove himself from a \u201ctoxic atmosphere\u201d in the city\u2019s government. Rollins\u2019 resignation comes after a Thursday city council meeting where Chandler city council members considered taking action against Rollins and the current Chandler Police Chief Johnny Foster for improper spending, bond issues, social media policy and hiring policies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere comes a point when all efforts have failed, a change is required. With much thought and prayer, I have decided it is in my best interest to remove myself from the ongoing toxic atmosphere within the city government,\u201d Rollins said on Friday. \u201cI respect the fact that a newly elected council can bring new ideas and potential changes in city government procedures, and in some cases new ideas from newcomers can often contribute to an increase in a city\u2019s abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe a few of the current council members have the best intentions in mind to bring positive change to the city, but only time will tell if they have the fortitude to make the needed changes,\u201d Rollins said. \u201cWith that being said, however, I do not see a positive path forward under the current circumstances. If a city council does not have trust in their administrative staff or conversely staff in the council, there can be no way to move and grow in a positive direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rollins formerly served as the city\u2019s chief of police and was appointed as city administrator in June, 2025. On Friday, he said the city\u2019s employees are true friends and that he\u2019s praying for peace to fall on the city\u2019s government.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy family and I love this community and Chandler will continue to be our home. I will continue to serve this community in the next chapter of my life because I firmly believe you get out of it what you put in,\u201d Rollins said. \u201cI cannot express enough how humbled I am for your support during my career with the city, there\u2019s not an hour goes by when I don\u2019t get a call or message supporting me and it has never gone unnoticed. Thank you and God bless.\u201d<\/p>\n

The City of Chandler hired Ronald D. Stutes, 67 of Tyler, as the new Chandler City Attorney during Thursday\u2019s meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CHANDLER, Texas (KETK) \u2013 Chandler city administrator Kalon Rollins issued his resignation on Friday, saying it\u2019s in his best interest to remove himself from a \u201ctoxic atmosphere\u201d in the city\u2019s government. Rollins\u2019 resignation comes after a Thursday city council meeting where Chandler city council members considered taking action against Rollins and the current Chandler Police … Continue reading Administrator resigns citing \u2018toxic atmosphere\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1512919,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1512918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-08 00:18:26","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1512918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1512918"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1512918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1512920,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1512918\/revisions\/1512920"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1512919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1512918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1512918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1512918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}