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01/11/2006: "The New Administrator ProTem"

(David Goldsmith at the County Council interview)

David Goldsmith has been hired as the temporary County Administrator while the Council continues the search for a full-time, permanent County Administrator. The County Council had interviewed Goldsmith on Monday ( Previous Story ), and made the decision on Tuesday morning to offer him the position. By the afternoon of the same day, Human Resources Director Becky Rusnak informed the Council that Mr. Goldsmith had accepted the job and was "very enthusiastic about the position".

Goldsmith asked for a salary of $8.000.00 a month to work 4 days a week; air-fare expenses to cover his transportation to and from the island each week, and compensation for costs of lodging.

Under questioning by the Council, Rusnak told the Council that the amount was somewhat less than the mid-range normal for the position of a County Administrator. Chairman Lichter and Councilman Ranker (Councilman Myhr was not in attendance for the late afternoon meeting) agreed with Rusnak that the compensation was fair.

Motion made and carried to accept the offer, and to hire David Goldsmith as the Administrator Pro Tem. Goldsmith will begin work on the 23rd of January.