JANESVILLE — The Janesville City Council will interview five candidates for city manager.
Manager Steve Sheiffer has said he will retire in September.
The names were released this morning.
They are:
-- Kevin M. Brunner, city manager of Whitewater, a city about 20 miles from Janesville with a population of 14,000 and a university.
-- David A. Hales, director of finance/administrative services in West Jordan, Utah, a southern suburb of Salt Lake City with a population of 101,000. The city is the fourth-largest in Utah.
-- John C. “Jay” Krauss, manager of Lewiston, Idaho, a city of 31,164 located in far western Idaho. He has been manager there since February 2000, according to the city’s Web site. He has a degree in public administration.
-- William R. Ross, administrator of Jackson, Mich., a city of 36,000 about 36 miles west of Ann Arbor. He oversees daily operations there under the supervision of a mayor and council.
-- Donald J. Carlsen, management services director for Naperville, Ill. The city is about 35 miles west of Chicago and a population of 136,000, according to the city’s Web site.
“I am very pleased with the quality of the candidates and excited about meeting them during the interview process,” Janesville City Council President Amy Loasching said in a news release.
The council will interview candidates July 14 and 15, with second interviews July 16.
Candidates will get a tour of the city and be interviewed by a panel of community members.
The council previously scheduled public meetings asking guidance on what members should look for in choosing a manager.
“We appreciated all of the input we received in those early meetings,” Loasching said.
“The information, opinions, and insights were very helpful to the city council and our consultant as we decided which candidates to bring in for an interview.”
The application deadline was May 30.
The council received 39 applicants, but one of the six finalists dropped out by the time the council narrowed the field Monday night.
It is expected that the council will make a job offer in August, with the new city manager starting in fall.
The city has been working with an Illinois recruiting firm.