Kyle city leaders are planning to introduce a renegotiated contract later this month for City Manager Scott Sellers several weeks after a previous proposed deal ignited a firestorm of controversy.

Kyle Mayor Todd Webster said the new deal, which will be an agenda item at the Jan. 17 city council meeting, is a “very simple” contract structured from city manager contracts in neighboring cities.

“Given the reaction of the other contract, we decided to try and take the path that the ...