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Bo City picks three finalists for interim city manager interviews, schedules April hearings
Summary
Commissioners narrowed an interim manager candidate pool to three finalists (Jeff Thornton, Ted Andrewski, Chris Brown), agreed to a standardized behavioral questionnaire, and set interview windows April 16–17 to vet short‑term leadership for the city manager vacancy.
The Bo City commission agreed to move forward with interviews for an interim city manager and established a candidate pool and timeline at its recent meeting.
Commissioners discussed four proposals and settled on a consensus candidate pool of three finalists to interview for the interim role, emphasizing a structured interview format with roughly 20–25 behavioral questions to be asked consistently of each candidate. Commissioner Pritchard described the aim as building a candidate pool from which the commission can form consensus and then proceed with interviews.
The commission set primary interview availability for April 16 (1–5 p.m.) with a backup window on April 17 (3–6 p.m.), and estimated about one hour per candidate. Two commissioners agreed to meet Friday to pare down submitted questions and finalize the interview format. Several commissioners said they prefer an interim focused on day‑to‑day leadership rather than a multi‑person team approach.
Separately, commissioners reviewed proposals from executive search firms for the permanent city manager search. Some favored a government‑oriented search broker (MML) while others were open to private sector recruiters; the commission instructed staff to invite presentations from selected firms at the next noon meeting.
No appointment was made at the meeting; staff were asked to post interview times once finalists' availability is confirmed and to circulate the final questionnaire to commissioners prior to the interview dates.
