The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners held an Aug. 28 special session to discuss what Chairman Ty Wessell called “the single most important responsibility we have”: finding a new county administrator.
County officials now seek to choose someone after the Nov. 5 general election results are certified, so newly elected board members can be invited to participate in the conversation, but before the New Year.
The board voted 4-1 to have Interim Administrator Richard Lewis assist with the hiring of a new administrator using the services of the Michigan Leadership Institute (MLI), continuing the contract with the firm that they signed earlier this year. The board set a goal of completing the search process by Dec. 31.
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