More than a year after Kirby City Council voted to terminate Brian Rowland as city manager, the city council voted to rehire him in the same role.

Kirby’s city council is scheduled to interview candidates for the city’s top administrative role Wednesday, months after KSAT Investigates learned former city manager Brian Rowland was hired as interim despite his previous termination.

More than a year after he was terminated, former Kirby city manager Brian Rowland was rehired by city council — with a pay raise.