Gratiot County schedules special meeting with MML recruiter to review administrator candidates

The Gratiot County Board of Commissioners set a special meeting for 3:00 p.m. on Oct. 7 to meet with a recruiter from the Michigan Municipal League (MML) to review applications for the county administrator position.

Ryan (staff) explained to the board that the MML recruiter wanted to meet with commissioners to “go through the applications and determine who you actually want to interview,” and discussed potential interview dates later in October. During the discussion the board considered holding interviews on Oct. 15 or Oct. 16 and discussed scheduling a full-day interview block if five candidates were selected; staff described a sample schedule with one-hour interview slots and short breaks.

Commissioner Jan Bunting and other commissioners raised the need to consider Commissioner George Bailey’s availability before finalizing a mid-October interview date; commissioners agreed to notify the recruiter that Oct. 15 was preferred and to shift to Oct. 16 if required by availability. At the meeting the board formally moved to set Oct. 7 at 3:00 p.m. as the special meeting time to meet with the recruiter. The motion was moved by Commissioner Tim Gay and supported by Commissioner Jan Bunting, and carried by voice vote.

Board members asked staff to finalize interview logistics with the recruiter and to return to the board at the next regular meeting with any firm candidate schedules or additional special-meeting dates needed for interviews.

No hiring decisions were made at the Oct. 7 scheduling vote; the action only set the meeting to review applications and to discuss interview dates with the recruiter.