Even though he came within one vote of
being dismissed at the last council meeting, interim city manager has put
in an application for the regular city manager position that the city
council will fill sometime after the upcoming election.
The deadline to accept applications has
now passed and there are a total of 32 applicants for the position
and all the resumes will be forward to the Municipal Technical
Advisory Service for review and ranking. That information will then
be returned to the council for their review and selection of the
applicants they would like to interview.
The newest applicants are:
Steve Hill, currently serving in the
position of interim city manager after taking early retirement as the
city's parks and recreation director in 2015. Hill has a BS in
Business Administration from Tennessee Tech.
Bill Atkinson of Crossville currently
is self employed and runs his own internet marketing firm. His
previous work include management of several newspaper groups from
2003 to 2012 and he holds a BBA in Business Administration from
Tarleton State University.
Bert Kenyon of Crossville currently
operates Bert Kenyon & Associates, a consulting firm. Kenyon's
previous employment includes Sr. VP of Yard World from 2008 to 2013
in Springville Utah. Kenyon has many years of sales and marketing
experience and college classes in engineering and business.
James Hubbard of Bedford Texas
currently serves and the assistant to the city manager at Colleyville
Texas. Hubbard has held that position since January 2016 and prior
to that served as the city's parks manager and a management analyst.
He holds a Masters in Public Administration from the University of
Texas at Arlington.
James E. Ayers II of Asheville NC
currently serves as the general services director of Asheville, a
position he has held since October 2014. Prior Ayers served as
assistant town manager and director of engineering and public works
of Bluffton SC from 2008 to 2014. He holds a Master of Science in
Administration from Central Michigan University and a BS in
Engineering from Vanderbilt.
Ryan Schmidt of Nashport Ohio is
currently manager of Stone division and landscape design. From 2010
to 2016 her served as general manager of the Vista golf course at
Nashport OH. He has a BS in Horticulture and agriculture from Ohio
State University.
Calvin Anderson of Coconut Florida
currenlty serves a VP and chief audit executive of internal audit
business consulting. He's held that position since 2014. Prior to
that he served as director and chief internal auditor of the Ghazi
District Council in Botswana South Africa. He holds an MPA and a BS
in Accounting from Long Island University.
Micah Chappell of Moscow Idaho serves
as building official for the city of Moscow ID. From 2007 to 20013
he served as supervising building inspector and Sr. plans examiner at
Big Bear Lake California. Chappell holds a BS in Administration and
Management from Columbia Southern University.
Previous applicants include:
Terence Arrington of Greenville SC whose last job is county administrator for Darlignton Co. South Carolina. Arrignton served in that position from 1-2015 through 8-2016. Arrington has a Masters of Public Administration and is working toward and MBA. He has government experience since 2011 including deputy city administrator of Salisbury MD from 1-2014 to 1-2015.
Wayne R. Bodie of Orlando Florida currently serves as a captain in the Orange Co. fire and rescue department. He has worked for the department since 2005. Bodie holds an MBA and also works as a fire instructor. He has previous experience in financial services.
Robert G. Bray, Jr. of Pinellas Park Florida is seeking the position after retiring as the Community Planning Director for Pinellas Park Florida between 1995 and 2016. Prior to that Bray had additional planning experience from 1985-95. He also has a Masters of Public Adminsitration.
Carl Brown of Tampa Florida is currently the senior financial analyst for the City of Tampa Florida and has held that position since June 2015. He oversees the fire department and police department budgets. From July 2014 to June 2015 he was a budget and management analyst for the Department of Homeland Security at Santa Fe New Mexico. Mr. Brown has a Masters of Public Administration in city management, economic development and urban planning from East Tennessee State University. He was an actor in Los Angles for 11 years.
David R. Burkett of Apple Valley CA currently serves as the project construction manager of Hesperia CA, a position he's held since 2005. Previously he served as a project engineer for Yucca Valley CA and he has a BS in Business and Public Administration from University of Phoenix.
Mike Chesney of Knoxville holds an MBA and is currently the administrator of the First Baptist Church of Morristown. The church has 70 employees and $3.1 million budget. From 2013 to 2015, Chesney served as the interim city manager of Millington Tennessee. Prior experience included many years of telecommunications and cable management.
Cary Colaianni of Eagle Idaho holds a masters in public administration as well as a Doctor of Jurisprudence (Law degree). Mr. Colaianni has 20 years of experience in municipal government including from 2004 to 2014 as the city attorney and law department director for Bosie Idaho. The department had 51 employees. From 1991 to 2004, he served as the Ada County prosecuting attorney in Bosie Idaho.
Steve Foote of Dunwoody Georgia serves that community as the Director of Economic and Community Development. He has served in that capacity as the employee of a contractor starting in 2014 and now as a direct employee of the city. Previously Foote served as director of planning for Mt. Juliet Tennessee from 2009 to 2014. Foote's education includes a BS in Geography and Biology and graduate work toward an Masters in Geography.
Bobby Goney of Crossville is a registered nurse that has worked in intensive care for the last several years, curently in Sparta and prior for Cumberland Medical Center. He holds an MBA in healthcare administration. In addition, Goney has previous experience in banking and accounting.
Jason Hall of Lyons Georgia where he has served as the current city manager since april of 2013. His previous experience includes serving as city administrator of Varnell Georgia between 2011 and 2013 and a codes enforcement officer for Ringgold Georgia from 2004 to 2011. Hall has an associates degree in education and additional course work in business management
Steven Hicks of Orlando Florida who previously worked as chief compliance officer for MasterCorp, Inc.
Frank Horvath of Crossville whose resume lists his current position as business and project manager of Crossville Smiles since January 2013. Mr. Horvath holds an MBA from University of Indianapolis and previously worked as project manager for SciSaves, LLC
Daron E. Jordan of Madisonville Kentucky serves as that city's community development director, a position he has held since 2005. He holds a masters degree in organizational management, is a certified economic developer and also operates a consulting firm that specializes in grant writing and administration.
Holly Lockhart of Holly Springs NC currently works as an inside sales representative for Boon Adams where she has worked since 2014. She has experience in sales, consulting and insurance. She holds a Masters in Public Administration and her cover letter says she would consider negotiating a lower salary because she does not have the years experience requested.
Catrina Maxwell of Milwaukee Wisconsin currently serves as the deputy clerk of the court for Milwaukee county. Ms. Maxwell holds a Master's degree in public service with a specialization in criminal justice administration.
Allen May of Urbanville IA last held the position of city administrator of Coal Valley Illinois. He started serving in that position in 2014. Prior to that position, May has zoning and planning experience back to 1974.
Jennifer James-Mesloh of Marquette MI holds a PhD in public affairs and a Masters in Public Administration. Since 2013 she has served as assistant professor and program coordinator of the MPA program at Northern Michigan University. In addition, she has worked for Advanced Research, Inc, a consulting business since 2003 as a consultant to public and non-profit agencies.
Louis A. Ogaard of West Valley City Utah holds a PhD in Botany and has 20 years experience with the state of North Dokota where he manage and environmental restoration program. His latest position was providing environmental support at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah.
Michael P. Putt, Sr. of Memphis seeks the city manager position. He has worked for the Memphis fire department since 1984 having retired earlier this year as director of fire services, a position he held since 2014. He served as deputy director of fire services from 2008 to 2014.
Adam R. Rabe of Marengo Iowa. Mr. Rabe has served as director of the Iowa Co. Iowa EMS since 2008. Part of his tenure was as a hospital employee then the EMS service became part of the county operation. In addition, Rabe served 8 years on the Marengo city council, currently serves on the local 911 board and holds a BS in public administration.
Sammy J. Ragsdale of Dodge City, Kansas is the assistant county administrator of Ford County Kansas and from September 2015 to March 2016 he was the chief financial officer of the High Country Council of Governments at Boone County North Carolina. Previous positions incude a city management consultant in Burlington Colorado, City manager of Clifton Texas and a US Navy veteran. He has a BS degree and graduate work towards an MBA.
Christian Saxe currently holds the position of assistant public works director at Spring Hill Tennessee, a position he's held since October of 2015. From 2008 to 2015 Saxe was deputy director of public works for the city of Orange California. He holds a bachelors degree in public administration.
Rod Shoap of Crossville TN has a Masters in Public Administration and is a graduate of the FBI Academy. He served as interim Crossville police chief until July 2016. Previously Mr. Shoap served as Maury County magistrate, director of planning for the Williamson County sheriff's department and sheriff of Lee County Florida after many years working for that department.
Harry Staven of Richland WA most recently worked as the finance director of Bandon OR and before that as city administrator/planner of Hoona AK. He worked in municipal management since 1989 at various levels. He served 6 years on the board of the Richland WA housing authority. He holds a Masters of Public Administration.
Dennis Sparks of Hopewell Virginia has experience as various city/village managers from 1999 to 2005 in several different states. Sparks is currently a management and aviation consultant as well as a pilot and flight instruction. Sparks has an MBA.
Tina Tuggle of Kingston Tennessee is currently a municipal finance trainer and previously served as the city manager of Oliver Springs Tennessee from June 2012 to November 2014. She also served as Oliver Springs' city recorder from 2010 to 2012. She holds an associate degree in legal science.
Greg Wood of Baker Florida has a masters of public administration from the University of Florida. From 2013 to 2016 Mr. Wood has served as the county administrator of Harris County Georgia. From 2010 to 2012 he served as the county manager for Jasper County Georgia and from 2007 to 2009 as the county administrator of Holmes Co. Florida and similar experience back to 1984.
Previous applicant Jordan Shaw of Franklin TN requested that his name be removed from consideration for the position.
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