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Homewood committee interviews Kevin Owens for first city manager role
Summary
A Homewood City committee interviewed Kevin Owens for the city's new city manager post, discussed the transition to a council-manager government, timeline for hiring and onboarding, and priorities including budget and government structure.
Councilor Barry Smith, Ward 4 Place 1, opened an evening interview with Kevin Owens, a candidate for Homewood's first city manager, outlining the committee's role in selecting an executive to lead the city through a change to a council-manager form of government. "We are really looking for someone, a dynamic manager who's been involved in municipal government who can help bridge the gap from where we are today, to where we're gonna be when the new council starts," Smith said.
The committee stressed the timeline driving the search: residents approved a referendum last September to change Homewood's form of government; a municipal election is scheduled for August; the new council will take office Nov. 1. Smith said the committee expects to pass a resolution to hire a manager at a council meeting the coming Monday and hopes to have the new manager start on or…
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