May 6th, 2021 by WCBC Radio
In an appearance on WCBC’s “Dave Norman Show” Wednesday- Cumberland Mayor Ray Morriss acknowledged that the search process for the next city administrator could have been handled better. During the interview the mayor declined to comment on reports of a lack of confidence in the current city administrator being a driving force behind the change. The current administrator his plans to retire last November with a target final day of June 1st. A search committee was appointed and the position was advertised in late January. Although two dozen applied- the majority of the city council expressed concern with the quality and experience of that pool of candidates- leading to a 4-1 vote Tuesday to hire a national recruiting firm. Morriss said he understands if there is concern that although its been five months since Jeff Rhodes announced his retirement plans- at this point the city is back to square one with the search…
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