Council plans to approve contract with firm to corral candidatesWednesday, March 05, 2008
By RYAN DEZEMBER
Staff Reporter GULF SHORES -- Having decided that they will seek a city administrator, elected officials said this week they plan to enlist a consulting firm to help find the right hire.
The City Council first interviewed Robert Slavin, president of Slavin Management Consulting, three years ago and selected the Norcross, Ga.-based firm to lead its nationwide search for an administrator. But Mayor G.W. "Billy" Duke III promoted Economic Development Director Ernie Smith to the position before the search began.
Smith returned to his old job last fall after 2½ years as city administrator. Previously Tony Rivera had held the city's top non-elected post for 13 years.
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