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The Greensburg City Council and Mayor Bob Dixson voted unanimously during Thursday’s special session of city council to extend a job offer for the vacant city administrator’s position to Eddy Truelove, the current chief of police of Sterling.
The hiring process for the vacant city administrator’s position will come to an end on Feb. 20, when Truelove is expected to begin his tenure as the fifth city administrator in as many years.
During the first week of January, city officials released the names of two city administrator candidates that had been recommended by Marla Flentje of the city hired executive recruitment firm Austin Peters Group.
Gary Emry, the current city administrator of Gerard and Truelove were considered the finalists for the position. Both men toured Greensburg, met with city council members and city employees. Prior to the interviews Dixson did not rule out additional interviews, but stated that the city ad no immediate plans to invite or select any other candidates.
In the past two weeks, members of the city council held numerous special meetings and extended executive sessions presumably to discuss the two candidates.
Dixson announced on Friday afternoon that the city had offered the position to Truelove.
In a meeting on Monday Dixson said he expected Truelove to accept the position and cited Feb. 20 as his start date.
“During the lengthy process we went through we set down guidelines,” said Dixson. “We wanted to look at their qualities and how they would fit into where we are headed. Through a lot of deliberation and checking references the council felt that Ed [Truelove] was the best qualified for the position of Greensburg city administrator at this time.”
Truelove has been the chief of police in Sterling for the past four and a half years and previously served as a Wichita police officer. He has a master’s degree in public administration from Wichita State University and is a retired 20-year Marine Corps veteran.
“He brings some tremendous talents to the table,” continued Dixson, “a lot of things we were very impressed with. He’s been willing to take on new challenges. He’s proven himself and he’s educated himself throughout his career. Those are human qualities that we want to see and the council was very impressed with those things.”
Truelove has never served as a city administrator. Emry, the other finalist for the position, had extensive city administration experience, which means the city chose a relative newcomer to manage a number of large city projects including the water treatment plant, the Big Well museum and the Greensburg Industrial Park.
“Yes, he may not have sat in a city administrator’s chair, but he’s been in administration during his military career and afterwards in his law enforcement positions as a chief of police,” Dixson said. “He has done all of the things, other than sit in the chair. I just think he’s a great fit and I’m excited about it. The council supported him 100 percent. We really feel confident in his abilities.”
editor@kiowacountysignal.com
The Greensburg City Council and Mayor Bob Dixson voted unanimously during Thursday’s special session of city council to extend a job offer for the vacant city administrator’s position to Eddy Truelove, the current chief of police of Sterling.
The hiring process for the vacant city administrator’s position will come to an end on Feb. 20, when Truelove is expected to begin his tenure as the fifth city administrator in as many years.
During the first week of January, city officials released the names of two city administrator candidates that had been recommended by Marla Flentje of the city hired executive recruitment firm Austin Peters Group.
Gary Emry, the current city administrator of Gerard and Truelove were considered the finalists for the position. Both men toured Greensburg, met with city council members and city employees. Prior to the interviews Dixson did not rule out additional interviews, but stated that the city ad no immediate plans to invite or select any other candidates.
In the past two weeks, members of the city council held numerous special meetings and extended executive sessions presumably to discuss the two candidates.
Dixson announced on Friday afternoon that the city had offered the position to Truelove.
In a meeting on Monday Dixson said he expected Truelove to accept the position and cited Feb. 20 as his start date.
“During the lengthy process we went through we set down guidelines,” said Dixson. “We wanted to look at their qualities and how they would fit into where we are headed. Through a lot of deliberation and checking references the council felt that Ed [Truelove] was the best qualified for the position of Greensburg city administrator at this time.”
Truelove has been the chief of police in Sterling for the past four and a half years and previously served as a Wichita police officer. He has a master’s degree in public administration from Wichita State University and is a retired 20-year Marine Corps veteran.
“He brings some tremendous talents to the table,” continued Dixson, “a lot of things we were very impressed with. He’s been willing to take on new challenges. He’s proven himself and he’s educated himself throughout his career. Those are human qualities that we want to see and the council was very impressed with those things.”
Truelove has never served as a city administrator. Emry, the other finalist for the position, had extensive city administration experience, which means the city chose a relative newcomer to manage a number of large city projects including the water treatment plant, the Big Well museum and the Greensburg Industrial Park.
“Yes, he may not have sat in a city administrator’s chair, but he’s been in administration during his military career and afterwards in his law enforcement positions as a chief of police,” Dixson said. “He has done all of the things, other than sit in the chair. I just think he’s a great fit and I’m excited about it. The council supported him 100 percent. We really feel confident in his abilities.”
editor@kiowacountysignal.com
