Meet The Town Manager Finalists Today

This morning at 9AM the public will have an opportunity to meet the five finalists the Town Council will consider to replace Town Manager Andy Hyatt when he leaves. Beach Talk Radio will be at the meeting live and we’ve invited all 5 candidates on for interviews.

The original five finalist list has changed from the story we published two weeks ago.

Michael Brillhart, Will McKannay and Jeremy Shaffer remain on the five finalist list. William Lawrence and Scott Moye are no longer on the list. The two alternates have now been moved up into the finalist category. They are: John Trew and Patrick Jordan.

Up until January, Trew was the General Superintendent for the Portage County Engineer’s Office in Ravenna, Ohio. Read his resume HERE.

Up until 2024 Jordon was the County Administrator for Ionia County, MI. Read Jordon’s resume HERE.

Michael Brillhart was jut hired (on March 4th) by the Apalachicola City Commission as City Manager. However, he’s still interviewing for the Fort Myers Beach position. Mayor Dan Allers said on Beach Talk Radio Sunday that Brillhart was still interested in the position. The job he just took pays $90,000. The Fort Myers Beach position pays around $200,000. Read Brillhart’s resume HERE.

Will McKannay is an Emergency Management Consultant in Hybrid, TX. Read his resume HERE.

Jeremy Shaffer has been the Village administrator at Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio since 2019. Read his full resume HERE.

Because the Town Council needs to vote on who will be considered and have not met since the original 5 finalists and 2 alternates were chosen, there is no longer an alternates list if these current five finalists do not get hired. The Town Council would then have to start the process over again and either go through the resumes already on file or ask for more candidates.

The public is invited to meet the five finalists on Friday at the town hall trailers starting at 9AM. The council will also interview the candidates one-on-one which will then be followed by a special council meeting at 1PM in which one of the five finalists could be hired on the spot. 

Our interviews with any of the five finalists that choose to come in in the 9AM hour will be broadcast on our Facebook page and YouTube Channel.

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