A new candidate has
been added to the list of Clatsop County Manager finalists scheduled to be
interviewed May 30.
Scott Somers was
named a finalist following word that another finalist, Ed Green, has accepted a
job with another organization.
Somers is city manager of Reedsport, a job he has held since 2009. Prior to that he was the assistant city administrator of Savage, Minnesota, from 2006 to 2009, and also served as assistant to the city manager in White Bear Lake, Minnesota for two years. He has a bachelor’s degree in social work from Arizona State University and Master of Public Administration from the University of Arizona.
Somers is city manager of Reedsport, a job he has held since 2009. Prior to that he was the assistant city administrator of Savage, Minnesota, from 2006 to 2009, and also served as assistant to the city manager in White Bear Lake, Minnesota for two years. He has a bachelor’s degree in social work from Arizona State University and Master of Public Administration from the University of Arizona.
Somers will join Gene
Green, Michael McNees, Tom Mitchell, Travis Myren and James Payne on the
finalist list. All six candidates will be the guests at a public meet-and-greet
reception Tuesday, May 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express, 204 West
Marine Drive, Astoria. Citizens will be able to meet one-on-one with the
applicants and ask them questions.
On Wednesday, May 30
the candidates will undergo interviews by three panels made up of the county
commissioners, senior county staff and labor representatives, and local
stakeholders including representatives from cities, Clatsop Community College
and the Astoria/Warrenton Chamber of Commerce.
The county
commissioners hope to make a final selection by early June.
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