33 APPLICATIONS FOR CITY OF THOMASTON MANAGER 17 FOR HR DIR

CITY OF THOMASTON' INTERIM CITY MANAGER BILLY BECKETT SAYS WHEN QUALIFYING CLOSED , THERE WERE 33 APPLICANTS FOR CITY MANAGER AND 17 FOR THE NEW POST OF HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR.

MANAGER BECKETT TOLD ZOOM NEWS MONDAY HE HOPES TO HAVE A CALLED MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ASAP TO PRESENT HIS RECOMMENDATION FOR THE FIVE CANDIDATES TO BE INTERVIEWED. HE WANTS QUICK ACTION BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME QUALITY CANDIDATES AND TWO OTHER CITIES IN GEORGIA ARE LOOKING FOR MANAGERS.

BECKETT SAID SEVERAL WERE FROM THOMASTON, ONE FROM CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, MASSACHUETTS, AND FLORIDA, BUT MOST FROM GEORGIA. HE DOES NOT WANT THE PERMANENT JOB.

THE H.R. APPS WERE ALL FROM GEORGIA, SOME FROM AROUND THIS AREA. THE CITY MANAGER IS DESIGNATED TO HIRE THE H.R. POSITION, BUT SINCE HE IS AN INTERIM, BILLY SAID HE WILL DO WHAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL DESIRES.