Going, gone in EGF
East Grand Forks City Council is talking about replacing retiring or retired or departing or departed department heads.
Ya gotta ask, which department head does EGF have that's not bolting?
Here's who's going or gone.
1) Fire chief: Frank Ringstad's gone. There's talk of consolidating the fire chief and fire marshal position to save $65,000. City leaders want to promote from within though they'll probably advertise just to get some competition. Acting chief Randy Gust is considered a strong contender.
2) Park and recreation director: Dale Skyberg is gone June 30. Council member Henry Tweten said the ideal candidate would be organized and get along with other department heads. Hmmm, is he implying something? Skyberg's gotten in some hot water before for seeking to spend money on things not in the budget.
3) City administrator: Craig Mattson is gone and finance chief Wayne Oberg has taken his spot in the interim. The city's posted the job and has gotten some calls, according to mayor's assistant Michelle Hall.
4) Police chief: No talk yet of replacing Mike Lealos, who's retiring Oct. 17, 2007.
5) Building official: Jerry Skyberg is retiring next year but there's some question of whether to replace him.
6) City planner: Ryan Brooks is taking another job. He's working for the city by way of the Metropolitan Planning Organization so MPO chief Earl Haugen will decide on his replacement.
Here's who's staying, so far.
Going down the line in the city directory, there's city attorney Ron Galstad, city engineer Greg Boppre, economic development chief Jim Richter, head librarian Charlotte Helgeson, streets and sanitation chief John Thompson, water and light general manager Dan Boyce and assessing is being done by Polk County's Terrie Bangen. The city attorney and city engineer are on contract, by the way, so not part of the city.
Ooh, 7-6! The stays win! But only because we're counting Bangen, who works for the county.
This is probably all a coincidence. Those retirement dates are kind of set.
Ya gotta ask, which department head does EGF have that's not bolting?
Here's who's going or gone.
1) Fire chief: Frank Ringstad's gone. There's talk of consolidating the fire chief and fire marshal position to save $65,000. City leaders want to promote from within though they'll probably advertise just to get some competition. Acting chief Randy Gust is considered a strong contender.
2) Park and recreation director: Dale Skyberg is gone June 30. Council member Henry Tweten said the ideal candidate would be organized and get along with other department heads. Hmmm, is he implying something? Skyberg's gotten in some hot water before for seeking to spend money on things not in the budget.
3) City administrator: Craig Mattson is gone and finance chief Wayne Oberg has taken his spot in the interim. The city's posted the job and has gotten some calls, according to mayor's assistant Michelle Hall.
4) Police chief: No talk yet of replacing Mike Lealos, who's retiring Oct. 17, 2007.
5) Building official: Jerry Skyberg is retiring next year but there's some question of whether to replace him.
6) City planner: Ryan Brooks is taking another job. He's working for the city by way of the Metropolitan Planning Organization so MPO chief Earl Haugen will decide on his replacement.
Here's who's staying, so far.
Going down the line in the city directory, there's city attorney Ron Galstad, city engineer Greg Boppre, economic development chief Jim Richter, head librarian Charlotte Helgeson, streets and sanitation chief John Thompson, water and light general manager Dan Boyce and assessing is being done by Polk County's Terrie Bangen. The city attorney and city engineer are on contract, by the way, so not part of the city.
Ooh, 7-6! The stays win! But only because we're counting Bangen, who works for the county.
This is probably all a coincidence. Those retirement dates are kind of set.
posted by Tu-Uyen at 10:45 PM
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