Looking Forward..

Monday's announcement that Village of Sparta Manager Jim Lower has decided not to continue with his candidacy for county administrator likely marks the end of the current search process. I had hoped we could attract and bring on board an administrator to help guide the County in the years ahead. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, that hasn't happened, and it seems unlikely to occur in the near future.

While I believe there were significant challenges with the search, I am grateful to everyone who volunteered their time and to all the candidates who came forward for consideration.

I look forward to resuming the search in the new year and working toward identifying a final candidate who has the full support of the Commission and can effectively lead all our staff and serve all our residents in the years ahead.