Former city manager has been paid $96,767 since leaving, our FOIA request finds

It's April 17. Williamsburg has been paying former city manager Andrew Trivette since he left in February. Plus: how much is too much to pay for consulting help? City fire displaces 6.

Apr 17, 2026

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Former Williamsburg city manager Andrew Trivette, left, left Feb. 25. Michele Dewitt , right, has replaced him as interim manager. (Williamsburg city photos)

Williamsburg has paid former City Manager Andrew O. Trivette $96,767.06 through the first week of April, though his resignation was accepted Feb. 25.

The payouts don’t seem to match any of the provisions in his employment contract spelling out what payments the city would make if Trivette were fired, resigned or retired.

City spokesperson Nicole Trifone confirmed our dates and figures but would not say if Trivette was still being paid, noting, “we are precluded from saying anything else regarding this matter.”

In response to our Freedom of Information Act request, the city provided Williamsburg Watch with pay stubs for Trivette from March 6 through April 3 outlining his payments. The direct deposit statements, attached below, were redacted to remove information about his pay deductions and bank information but show:

1. March 6 – two weeks’ pay of $10,181.80 plus $461.54 car allowance

2. March 20 -- $10,181.80 for two weeks’ pay and $60,909 for accrued benefits

3. April 3 – another two weeks’ pay for $10,181.80

City council hastily convened a special meeting on Feb. 25 to accept Trivette’s resignation and appoint assistant city manager Michele Mixner DeWitt as interim city manager.

City officials have declined to provide a reason for Trivette’s departure, citing the personnel exemptions of the Freedom of Information Act.

Under Section 4 of the employment agreement Trivette signed in 2018, the city would be liable for payments if it terminated Trivette without cause. In such a case, he would have been entitled to six months’ base salary in a lump sum without benefits. He would also have been entitled to payment of his health insurance for six months, or until he obtains new insurance or a new job.

If Trivette had resigned without at least 90 days advance notice, the city would not be liable for any payments.

If he were terminated for cause, the city would only pay his unused accrued leave time, or apply it as service credit toward his state retirement.

Trivette’s contract is specific about what constitutes cause:

conviction of a felony or misdemeanor
abuse of drugs or alcohol
unexcused absences
conduct that city council determines hurts the reputation or interests of the city, including violating the code of ethics or conflict of interest restrictions
Failure to live in the city
Insubordination
Failure to perform the city manager’s duties
Breach of the employment agreement.

Trivette’s profile on Linked In, the social media site used for professional networking, has not been updated to show a new job and still lists him as city manager of Williamsburg.