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Houghton County commissioners offer county administrator job to Chelsea Rheault
Summary
The Houghton County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Oct. 16 to offer the county administrator position to candidate Chelsea Rheault and scheduled a special meeting Oct. 21 to set compensation.
The Houghton County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 16 voted 5-0 to offer the county administrator position to candidate Chelsea Rheault following interviews with two finalists.
Chairman Tom Tikkanen called the special meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. in the courthouse conference room in Houghton. After interviewing candidates Kevin C. Manninen and Chelsea Rheault, Commissioner Joel Keranen moved and Commissioner Glenn Anderson seconded a motion to offer the position to Chelsea Rheault and direct the Personnel Committee to develop a compensation package. The motion passed with commissioners Keranen, Anderson, Tikkanen, Gretchen Janssen and Roy Britz voting yes and no votes recorded.
The board scheduled a Personnel Committee special meeting for Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. to finalize compensation. The hiring decision and the compensation discussion were the substantive actions recorded at the Oct. 16 special meeting; no public comments were offered on the agenda items. Earlier in the meeting, Commissioner Gretchen Janssen moved — and Commissioner Joel Keranen seconded — to approve the meeting agenda; that procedural motion also carried by voice vote.
The meeting began at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:08 a.m. County Clerk Jennifer Kelly is listed on the minutes as clerk of the meeting.
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