San Bernardino County Sentinel
Friday, October 23, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
GT to Name New CM as Early as October 27
GRAND TERRACE— Neither of the two applicants for the Grand Terrace city manager’s post who are currently employed by the city will get the job, the Sentinel has learned.
Rather, one of the thirty-five others who sought the job will get the nod, perhaps as early as October 27.
Both Bernie Simon, who is Grand Terrace’s finance director, and Joyce Powers, the city’s community and economic development director, turned in applications.
They are not among the six finalists who have been interviewed by the city council since October 3.
The original 37 candidates were winnowed down to 12 by September. As of the middle of this month, that number had been cut in half.
The final choice will assume the permanent city manager’s position last officially held by Tom Schwab, who was forced out of the employ of the city in June. He had been beset by a medical condition in June 2008, and was succeeded by Steve Berry, the assistant city manager, who served in the capacity of acting city manager until July. Berry was terminated by the city council in July after a series of revelations pertaining to his involvement in several questionable activities over the years.
Bernie Simon, the city’s finance director, was designated to serve as acting city manager following Berry’s departure. He applied for the permanent city manager’s appointment, but, according to city attorney John Harper, neither Simon nor Powers was selected to join the final candidates now being considered by the city council. It is anticipated that both Simon and Powers will remain in their roles as finance director and director of community and economic development, respectively, when the new city manager assumes the city’s helm.
Several of the candidates under consideration for city manager have experience in municipalities much larger than Grand Terrace, which boasts fewer than 13,000 residents currently. One of the candidates previously worked as city manager in a city of 500,000 population.
Rather, one of the thirty-five others who sought the job will get the nod, perhaps as early as October 27.
Both Bernie Simon, who is Grand Terrace’s finance director, and Joyce Powers, the city’s community and economic development director, turned in applications.
They are not among the six finalists who have been interviewed by the city council since October 3.
The original 37 candidates were winnowed down to 12 by September. As of the middle of this month, that number had been cut in half.
The final choice will assume the permanent city manager’s position last officially held by Tom Schwab, who was forced out of the employ of the city in June. He had been beset by a medical condition in June 2008, and was succeeded by Steve Berry, the assistant city manager, who served in the capacity of acting city manager until July. Berry was terminated by the city council in July after a series of revelations pertaining to his involvement in several questionable activities over the years.
Bernie Simon, the city’s finance director, was designated to serve as acting city manager following Berry’s departure. He applied for the permanent city manager’s appointment, but, according to city attorney John Harper, neither Simon nor Powers was selected to join the final candidates now being considered by the city council. It is anticipated that both Simon and Powers will remain in their roles as finance director and director of community and economic development, respectively, when the new city manager assumes the city’s helm.
Several of the candidates under consideration for city manager have experience in municipalities much larger than Grand Terrace, which boasts fewer than 13,000 residents currently. One of the candidates previously worked as city manager in a city of 500,000 population.
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