Hal NorthEast Ridge is 0 for 82 in turning city manager applications into actual city managers this year. But the City Council will keep searching.
The council voted unanimously this week to advertise the job opening again. East Ridge has functioned without a permanent city manager since Tim Gobble resigned Feb. 7.
In the three months since then, Eddie Phillips has served as interim city manager while continuing in his role as director of public safety.
In advertising the city manager position this time around, the East Ridge council wants to be as clear as it can be: All applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree in public administration. Nothing else will do. Even if an applicant holds a master’s degree in public administration, too bad.
“I think there are about a half dozen people in the world that may qualify,” interim City Attorney Hal North said.