Search for city manager narrows to three candidates

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. The list of candidates vying for the city manager position has narrowed to three individuals, according to the latest update from senior consultant Mark Ryan of the Florida City/County Management Association (FCCMA), who has been helping the Monticello City Council navigate the hiring process. Ryan informed the council on Tuesday evening, Feb. 4, that two of the top five candidates selected for serious consideration had since dropped out, leaving three remaining in the running. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, he said, was in the process of conducting background checks on the three. The three individuals named were David Schoeff, a constructio