Council extends term of interim city administrator

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

The Jefferson City Council has voted to extend the term of the interim city administrator through the next year.

In a closed session vote Monday, the council approved extending the term of interim City Administrator Nathan Nickolaus until November 2012.

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willows 1 year, 10 months ago

INSTEAD OF SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ADVERTISING FOR A NEW ADMINISTRATOR, WHY NOT GIVE THE JOB TO NICKOLAUS AND LET'S MOVE ON IN CITY GOVERNMENT......IF HE IS WORTHY OF AN EXTENSION JUST MAKE IT PERMANENT AND BE DONE WITH IT...

tonto 1 year, 10 months ago

He has done a good job and giving him the job on a permanent basis would make sense for the city. I doubt he would go after the job if it hadn't been forced on him. City Administrator is an ugly, difficult, thankless job, and he'd probably be glad to let someone else do it.

JCLifer 1 year, 10 months ago

He already knows about the city's priorities (mud tunnel to Adrian's sandbar; multi-million dollar conference center and hotel; keeping the city clean and wholesome with no dirty businesses; expanding Parks and Rec budget beyond comprehension; etc.) and he also knows all the important names and players in the town too. We like what we have done and we like where we are headed, so let's not make any changes. Besides, we don't really want any more growth, jobs, and younger people in our town.

kc911foryou 1 year, 10 months ago

Mr. Nickolaus has been in the administrators position for quite some time now. The council just added another year and a half to that. Common sense would tell you that if the man is going to be in that position for that length of time the council should just appoint him. Having an attorney with municipal government credentials as your city administrator is a bonus. Then, I believe, the assistant city attorney should be appointed to the city attorney position. Isn't that the way the city is functioning now?

Perhaps, if the council does this, we would not need to fill the assistant city attorney position since we would already have two attorneys on the senior staff. That would save us money in salary and benefits. If more help is needed in the legal department the city could consider hiring a paralegal to work with the city attorney for far less money. That sounds like a winning combination.

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