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Talladega council gets update on city manager search; names city representative for SRF loan
Summary
Council heard that the city manager search has 16 candidates and the list will be narrowed to five or six after background checks and writing samples; the council also approved resolution 6632 naming Mr. Danny Woollwitz as the city's representative for the state revolving fund loan program.
The Talladega City Council received an update on the city manager recruitment and approved a separate administrative designation related to water‑infrastructure loans.
Recruitment update: The city manager (addressed in the meeting as Mr. Warwick) reported that 16 candidates remain in the recruitment pool. Staff will run background checks and administer a screening process — including a writing sample and a 15‑question questionnaire — to reduce the list to five or six candidates for council consideration. The manager said checks will screen for disqualifying items such as driving‑under‑the‑influence convictions and other issues raised by council members. Council members asked for clarification about who would narrow the list; the city manager said he would perform the initial screening and then brief the council with results.
SRF loan representative: The council approved resolution 6632 designating Mr. Danny Woollwitz as the City of Talladega's official representative to the Alabama Department of Environmental Conservation for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan program, replacing a prior representative, Mr. Swanson. The motion passed on roll call.
Council discussion emphasized transparency in the recruitment process and the city's need to move forward with water‑infrastructure financing work while the hiring process continues. No interviews were conducted in open session during the meeting.
