May 11th, 2021 by WCBC Radio
It was a poorly kept secret in recent years that Cumberland City Administrator Jeff Rhodes has been looking to leave that position to pursue other opportunities- however it didn’t become official until last November when he announced his plans to retire as of June 1st 2021. With that end date fast approaching and applicants interviewed by a search committee deemed not right for the job- the city council just last week took action to hire a recruiting firm to assist in finding a new administrator. It begs the question- did the city botch the search process? Mayor Ray Morriss has acknowledged the process was lacking…
Councilmember Rock Cioni, the lone dissenting vote opposed to retaining a recruiting firm, told WCBC News he did express concern on several occasions about the tight time frame the council was facing in finding a replacement…
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