Underwhelmed by the pool candidates vying to replace retiring Kalamazoo City Manager Kenneth Collard, the Kalamazoo City Commission has decided to reboot its search, MLive reported.
The pool being passed over included former Ann Arbor City Administrator Roger Fraser, who was among five finalists who interviewed for the position on May 21.
Roger Fraser at his interview for the position of Kalamazoo city manager on May 21.
MLive file photo
MLive reported the commission is moving forward without the search firm it has worked with since February. Commissioners cited a lack of enthusiasm about both the candidates and the search firm, with one commissioner saying the candidates were victims of a bad recruitment process.
Another commissioner suggested starting over with a new search firm and possibly conducting a targeted search of people who are in the community and who care about the community.
Fraser, who is now Michigan's deputy state treasurer for local government services, told MLive on Wednesday he hadn't yet been informed of the commission's decision and couldn't comment.
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