The Berrien County Board of Commissioners could hire a new county administrator this Thursday.
The board will hold a night meeting at 6 p.m. at the MSU Extension Office in Benton Harbor. Speaking to the St. Joseph Township Board of Trustees this week, Commissioner Julie Wuerfel said as she understands it, the question of admin is on the agenda.
“We’re not doing any further interviews at this time,” Wuerfel said. “If we don’t make the decision this week, we will put it up to January and just let the let it go.”
The board has held interviews with two candidates for administrator in this latest round of searching. They are former Bridgman City Manager Juan Ganum and former Manistee County Road Commission Manager Brad Kluczynski. Commissioners previously planned to interview a third candidate at that meeting this Thursday, but that’s apparently been called off.
Former Berrien County Prosecutor Mike Sepic has been serving as interim county administrator, but Wuerfel said that’ll soon change.
“We would put a new interim in. Mike is done. He is going back to retirement.”
Wuerfel said Sepic has told commissioners he’s ready to return to the retired life.
The board has been searching for a new admin since Brian Dissette left in February. This is the third round of its search.
