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City Commission names four finalists for city manager interview; meet-and-greet Oct. 14, interviews Oct. 15
Summary
After screening 56 applications with consultant Raftelis, the Kalamazoo City Commission on Oct. 6 advanced four finalists for the city manager search. The finalists will be publicly introduced at a Catalyst Center meet-and-greet Oct. 14 and interviewed in public Oct. 15.
The Kalamazoo City Commission on Oct. 6 completed a confidential ranking process and selected four finalists to interview for the city manager position, the commission’s top administrative appointment. Vice Mayor Hess announced the four finalists in alphabetical order after the commission confirmed they were willing to go public: Elle Cole; Malcolm Hankins; Otis Jones Sr.; and Laura Lam.
Mayor Anderson described the selection as the culmination of a process that began months earlier when City Manager Jim Ritzma announced his retirement and the commission contracted the national search firm Raftelis to conduct recruitment.…
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