News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
The search for a new city administrator for the City of Sisters has narrowed down to two candidates.
The city council met with five community members on Saturday, January 19, to interview four final candidates (city planner Neil Thompson is not among them). The members of the selection committee are planning commission member Sharlene Weed, business woman Jean Wells Keenan, Chamber of Commerce director Clyde Stryker, Nugget publisher Eric Dolson and Rotary president Phil Gerber.
"After they are interviewed, the committee will make a selection and then we'll do background (checks)," said outgoing city administrator Barbara Warren.
Warren reported on Monday, January 21, that two finalists emerged from the interviews.
The city council could decide to do a second interview.
According to Warren, the city would be well served by any of the candidates.
"The candidates look really good," she said.
It will still be a couple of months before the new administrator is in place. Most candidates require 30 days to give notice to their current employer (one requires 60 days) and there will be a month long transition period, Warren said.
Warren said she hopes the selected candidate will be able to spend at least a week each with the planning department, public works and on the administrative side of the office to learn the ropes.
The outgoing administrator said that completing the sewer and constructing the Barclay Road extension linking the industrial park with Highway 20 will be immediate challenges for a new administrator.
However, a smooth transition into the job and the community is the biggest issue as far as Warren is concerned.
"I think that's probably the most important (thing)," she said.
Jim Cornelius is editor in chief of The Nugget and author of “Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans.” A history buff, he explores frontier history across three centuries and several continents on his podcast, The Frontier Partisans. For more information visit www.frontierpartisans.com.
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