Assistant City Manager Tracy Roles will soon leave his Bartlesville post to assume the position of Ada city manager following a vote of the Ada City Council on Monday.
Roles, who was promoted to Bartlesville assistant city manager in April 2023, formerly served as the City’s police chief. He has had oversight of the police and fire departments, Bartlesville Airport, Bartlesville Public Library, Bartlesville Area History Museum, and Adams Golf Course since taking the newly created assistant city manager position.
“Tracy has done an outstanding job both as our police chief and as assistant city manager,” said City Manager Mike Bailey. “While his leaving will be a huge loss for our city, this highlights the quality of our leadership team and, of course, it’s a great opportunity for him. We will certainly miss him; however, we are an incredibly strong organization, and I look forward to this next chapter.”
Roles is expected to take over the Ada post next month. His last day with the City of Bartlesville will be May 1. An announcement regarding Roles’ replacement will be made soon.