Snow Hill seeking a Town Manager

SNOW HILL- The town of Snow Hill is currently seeking applications for a new town manager.

A Snow Hill council woman said Gary Weber is currently Interim Town Manager, has been serving the Town in this position for almost two years.

He was originally elected as Mayor in 2019. 

At that time, the Town Manager position was vacant, and Weber served simultaneously as Mayor and Acting Town Manager until a suitable candidate could be hired, for one full year, unpaid.

We’re told candidates who applied during that year were either asking for a higher salary than the Town could afford, or they didn’t possess desired qualifications.

After a year in the position, Mr. Weber then decided to apply.

After reviewing all viable applications received, the Town Council voted to hire Mr. Weber as Interim Town Manager on a one-year contractual basis, and Weber resigned as Mayor.

Now, with the Town’s next General Election on May 4th for the offices of Mayor, Central District Council, and Western District Council, the next Mayor will review the Town Manager applications received and provide the Council with his or her choice(s).

It is then the Council’s decision to make the final vote on hiring the Town Manager.

“In our decision we announced that we would advertise again in March ads we recently done, so that the new mayor can have a boarder pool of candidates for that position,” Lisa Outten Harrison, Council Person, Eastern District, said.

The application deadline for Town Manager is April 12.

We’re told for this position they need someone who is really a jack of all trades and knows about local, state, and federal government.

They also are looking for someone who will continue to help the town grow.