FEBRUARY 11, 2022, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A5
Community invited to meet city
manager finalists on February 15
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Of the Keizertimes
Community members are invited
to a public forum on Tuesday, Feb. 15
to meet Keizer’s three city manager
finalists and listen to their responses to
written questions. The forum will take
place in the council chambers and will
begin at 6 p.m.
The community forum is part of a
packed two-day schedule for the city
manager finalists, who will also meet
brainfood
with city employees, department heads
and councilors. Finalists will interview
with city councilors mid-day on Feb. 16
and the council could make a final hir-
ing decision as soon as that evening.
Last week, the city announced that it
had narrowed its city manager search
from 12 applicants to three finalists.
The finalists include Adam Brown, the
city manager in Ontario, Ore.; Eileen
Stein, an interim department manager
for Clackamas County; and Tim Wood,
the City of Keizer’s current finance
director.
The city has been without a per-
manent city manager since April of
last year and the Prothman execu-
tive recruitment firm was hired in
September of 2021 to undertake a
nationwide city manager search.
At the community forum, each final-
ist will be given five minutes to intro-
duce themselves and speak on any
subject they choose. Afterwards, final-
ists will alternate in answering written
questions submitted by community
members.
Note cards will be handed out at
the meeting for community members
to write their questions for finalists.
Anyone unable to attend the forum in
person can submit questions by email
to the city.
The forum will also be broadcast
on KeizerTV (Channel K23 and online
at KeizerTV.com) and the Public
Education Government television
channel. It is scheduled to conclude at
7:30 p.m.
All three of the finalists have exten-
sive experience in local government.
Wood has worked for the City of Keizer
for 13 years and served as a temporary
city manager in Keizer from April to
June of last year – when current interim
city manager Wes Hare arrived.
Brown is the only candidate cur-
rently serving as a city manager, hav-
ing served for the past five years as the
city manager for Ontario, which has
a population of 11,000 compared to
Keizer’s 40,000. According to a City of
Keizer press release, Brown has close
to 25 years years of experience in local
government.
In an interview with the Malheur
Enterprise last week, Brown said he
hadn’t made a final decision if he would
accept the position if offered.
“I am just considering it. It will be a
heavy decision if the opportunity pres-
ents itself,” Brown said.
Stein has served as city manager in
three Oregon cities in the past, includ-
ing four years in West Linn, three years
in Mt. Angel and 11 years in Sisters.
Stein has worked in local government
for close to 30 years, according to the
city press release.
obituary
Donald Ray Long
February 2, 1936 - January 13, 2022
crossword
answers pg A22
In Loving Memory of a Special Husband
Husband you were my world
You meant everything to me,
The love I have for you now
Will last eternally
I miss your warmth, I miss your
strength, I miss your loving smile
I wish i could see your loving face again
Even for a little while
Thank you for your devoted love
That helps me through the day
And for all the precious memories
That will never fade away
I hope that you have felt at peace
Since we said goodbye
In my heart I know that we
—Author unknown
Will be together in time
Those we love and lose are
Always connected by heartstrings
into infinity
— Terri Guillements
Love You Always
and Forever
Your Wife
DONALD RAY LONG
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