New city manager set to be picked next week

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The search for a new city manager is down to the wire, with a choice expected to be made early next week. In a special meeting on Tuesday evening, Feb. 18, the Monticello City Council made the decision to extend interview invitations to the three remaining candidates. They are David Schoeff, of Fort Wayne, Ind.; Michael Brillhart, of Crescent City, Fla.; and Kurt Mackiewicz, of Monticello. The schedule calls for a greet-and-meet on Sunday evening, March 2, in the outside patio of the Clark-Avera House, where officials and members of the public will get a chance to engage with the candidates and ask questions. On Monday morning, March 3, interim City