Ross Wanting Out?

Apparently, the city of Oak Ridge is looking for a new city manager and, apparently Loudon City manager, Ty Ross, is interested in getting the job. The Oakridger paper reported last week on the candidates who have made the first cut for consideration for the job. One of the names on the list is Loudon City manager, Ty Ross.

Ross came to Loudon from Georgia in 2017 to take the Loudon Manager job. There have been several controversies while Ross has been at the helm. There was the cat killing incident, the two week suspension to investigate employment practices, then in 2020, the council voted to eliminate Ross as city manager. 

The Oak Ridge City council will meet next week to consider which candidates to interview.

Find out who the 11 candidates are who were recommended for Oak Ridge city manager
Donna Smith, Oakridger

Executive search firm GovHR USA has recommended 11 candidates for Oak Ridge City Council to consider to fill the city manager's position left with the retirement of Mark Watson on May 5.

"We had a successful outreach effort yielding 54 resumes from 23 states and one other country," GovHR USA President Heidi Voorhees stated in a letter to council, which listed the firm's recommended candidates.

A special called meeting for council to consider which of these candidates they wish to interview, as well as any of the 54 people who applied, is set for 6 p.m. June 27 in the Oak Ridge Municipal Building. Voorhees will attend that meeting via Zoom to provide an overview of the recruitment process and answer any questions regarding candidates.

The 11 recommended by GovHR USA are:

  • Brian J. Borne, former city manager for Monroe, North Carolina
  • Casey Bradley, city administrator for Baraboo, Wisconsin
  • Ciro M. Cetrangolo, village administrator/chief of police for Richmond, Illinois
  • Randall Dowling, county manager for Harris County, Hamilton, Georgia
  • Aretha R. Ferrell-Benavides, former city manager for Duncanville, Texas
  • Randall W. "Randy" Hemann, town manager for Mooresville, North Carolina
  • Arthur J. "A.J." Krieger, town manager for Firestone, Colorado
  • Shannon Lavrin, planning director/assistant city manager for Greenville, South Carolina
  • John D. Manning, former assistant city administrator for Branson, Missouri
  • James Tyson "Ty" Ross, city manager for Loudon, Tennessee, general manager for Loudon Utilities
  • Julius Suchy, township manager for Ada Township, Ada, Michigan
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Nine Oak Ridge-Knoxville area residents are among the 54 people who applied but were not recommended by GovHR USA.

At their monthly meeting earlier in June, council members increased compensation for GovHR USA by $5,000, raising it to $30,000 to pay for travel and other expenses.

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6/26/23