Iris Roley’s Current Contract with the city is valued at $570,000 until April 2027.
Following controversial reports and videos of Iris Roley essentially interfering in interactions between CPD officers and members of the public, I sought information about the city’s relationship with Ms. Roley.
On August 6, 2025, I submitted a public records request concerning the city’s contracts with Ms. Roley and records associated with those contracts. It took some back and forth with the city but today (9.11.25) I received a “partial response.”
The response included primarily invoices and records of payment to Ms. Roley. The partial response includes some contracts, invoices and payment records for 2022 to 2025. (You can never be confident that all responsive records have been disclosed).
It will take some time to examine the documents disclosed by the city so far. But if Ms. Roley plays her cards right, it looks like she will be on the payroll until April 2027. According to Ms. Roley’s current contract, executed by the city manager on April 29, 2025, the city has agreed to pay her $570,000 for a three year extension of her 2024 contract through April 2027. (Instead of extending Ms. Roley’s contract one year at a time, the city extended it for a total of 3 years).
This includes $150,000 paid to Ms. Roley for 2 quarters, the Fall of 2024 and the Spring of 2025, for what they are calling the “Government Square Initiative.” The contract outlines that the $150,000 will cover the following operational costs for 2 quarters:
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- Community Care Monitors: $105,600
- Critical Needs Support Fund: $ 40,000
- Admin and Training: $ 4,400
- Total: $ 150,000
The documents include canceled checks from Ms. Roley to four Community Care Monitors for $4400 each one quarter (18.75 hours per week for 12 weeks, at $58/hr. for 4 monitors). Hopefully, the city will provide timesheets and 1099s in the next disclosure.
Overtime, I will be examining and posting all the documents in a folder in my research library. But tonight, only Ms. Roley’s current contract is provided below.
