SEQUIM — A new interim city manager for Sequim, followed by a permanent one found via an unconventional process: those are two possibilities to be discussed on Thursday when an ad hoc committee holds a “city manager recruitment process” meeting.
The committee has just three members: Ken Hays and Erik Erichsen, two of the four Sequim City Council members who voted to fire City Manager Bill Elliott on May 5; and John Beitzel, who was on the council when Elliott was hired eight years ago.
Thursday’s meeting is open to the public, and slated to start at 7 p.m. in the Sequim Transit Center, 190 W. Cedar St.
The session will be the first of five open meetings to be held at the same time and place through Aug. 7.
“I’d like to explore options beyond a headhunter right off the bat,” Beitzel said on Tuesday.
A headhunter, or executive search firm, “is a good option, but it’s not the only one,” and he hopes the search will employ “a little more creativity.”
With resources such as the Internet at its fingertips, the City Council may be able to identify outstanding candidates, Beitzel said.
