The City of Fernley could select a new city manager as soon as Dec. 3, Mayor Neal McIntyre said at the council’s Nov. 5 meeting.
McIntyre reported that a total of 92 applicants applied for the position, which was narrowed to 14 viable candidates by CPS HR Consulting of Sacramento, the firm hired to recruit and screen applicants. CPS HR will further reduce the pool to five or six candidates, and the screening committee organized by the mayor will then interview those candidates to select the top three for consideration by the mayor and the council.
“We will be bringing those three to the city council at our meeting on December 3. So, hopefully, by December 3 we will have the city manager selected for the council’s approval,” McIntyre said.
Under city code, the mayor will nominate one candidate to serve as city manager, and the council will vote to affirm or deny that nomination. If the nomination fails, the mayor may nominate another candidate or restart the search process.
Fernley has been without a city manager since late May, when then–City Manager Benjamin Marchant resigned during a dispute over the budget. Three council members voted to approve the city’s budget without the city manager position included. Council members accused Marchant of being insubordinate, dishonest, and disregarding their direction.
Marchant denied the claims but offered to resign to help settle the budget dispute, and the city negotiated a separation agreement with him.
McIntyre and Deputy City Manager Lydia Altick handled many city manager responsibilities following Marchant’s resignation. Altick was appointed acting city manager by the council in mid-September, after McIntyre said the combined duties of the mayor and city manager were too much for one person.
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