Council tentatively moves forward with city manager search

The search for a new Sidney city manager took a small step forward this week.

Councilors voted to allow the mayor, human resources director and interim city manager to interview representatives from a recruitment firm that submitted a proposal to assist in the search.

J.D. Gray Group – from Texas – was the only firm to respond to the city’s request for proposals by last week’s deadline.

Jo Houser, the city’s human resources director, said the request for an executive search firm was advertised and she contacted seven firms directly. She had hoped for a larger response, she said, but was told b...