Commissioners select slate of candidates for first‑round interviews in county manager search

After an executive session on Sept. 9 to review candidates for the county manager position, the Ouray County Board of County Commissioners voted in open session to advance seven applicants to first‑round interviews.
Commissioner (name on record) moved to advance candidates 5, 9, 11, 31, 36, 37 and 38; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously. The board did not discuss applicant identities in open session and noted that the selection followed confidential executive consideration with the county HR director and the executive recruiter from Peckham & McKinney present during the closed review.
Danielle Noble, executive recruiter with Peckham & McKinney, attended the meeting and thanked the board; commissioners said they were pleased with the recruiting firm’s candidate slate and will proceed with the scheduled interview timeline later in the month.
No public details about candidate backgrounds were released in open session. The board asked staff to proceed with outreach to the selected candidates and to schedule first‑round interviews under the confidentiality rules that govern recruitment proceedings.