McIntyre says city manager interviews rescheduled to Jan. 7

The Fernley City Council will have to wait at least another month before selecting a new city manager.

Mayor Neal McIntyre had said he hoped to present the final four candidates for the position for the council to interview on Dec. 3, but because of schedule conflicts, McIntyre said the interviews will now be at the Jan. 7 meeting.

CPS HR consulting conducted a nationwide recruiting process for the position and McIntyre said they received a total of 92 applicants for the position. The committee formed by McIntyre interviewed six candidates and chose four to bring to the council for consideration.

Under city code, the mayor will nominate one candidate to be the city manager, and the council then votes to either affirm or deny that nomination. If the nomination fails, the mayor can either nominate a different candidate or start the search process over again.