The Signal Mountain Town Council selected Josh Ray as its new town manager Monday following a nationwide search lasting several months.
Ray has about 20 years of experience as a city manager, Councilman Andrew Gardner said at a town meeting Monday night.
Most recently, Ray was city manager of Shelbyville, Tennessee, from January 2021 until March 2022, when the Shelbyville City Council fired him in a closed meeting without giving the reason for his dismissal, the Shelbyville Times-Gazette reported.
Ray sent a proposed contract to Signal Mountain Town Attorney Harry Cash Monday morning, but he has not yet accepted the position.