Mayor D.C. Reeves made it clear during Tuesday’s press conference that the city has the luxury of taking its time to find the right person for the city administrator position.
Background: Last week, the city reopened the application period through Wednesday, Sept. 24.
When asked about concerns regarding the quality of applicants, he said, “I’m not concerned in the least. We’ve got many options available to us, and we’re moving aggressively on interviewing those applicants.”
- The city posted the position internally first rather than immediately engaging an expensive search firm. If that approach doesn’t yield the desired results, they can always escalate to a professional search firm, which typically costs tens of thousands of dollars and involves a longer onboarding process.
Current Leadership Provides Stability
Mayor Reeves believes that his current leadership team, with Amy Miller serving as interim administrator, takes any pressure off of filling the position. He said, “We’ve got great bandwidth up there right now.”…