Cleveland Heights City Manager Top Candidate Declines to Pursue Hire

Acting city manager to continue role as council, staff continues search

Posted Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 2:34 pm ET|Updated Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 2:43 pm ET

The Cleveland Heights City Manager position remains open after Council's top choice decided not to pursue an offer from the city.

Mayor Ed Kelley said he called Huron City Manager Andrew White, and White declined to to continue with the hiring process.

Kelley noted that a salary package had not yet been discussed when White pulled out on Wednesday.

White was not immediately available for comment Friday morning.

The city will not offer the position to the other three candidates it interviewed.

Council is still searching for a new city manager, and in the interim, Acting City Manager Susanna Niermann O'Neil will continue manning the post.

Interested candidates for the position should apply online at The Novak Consulting Group's website or contact Catherine Turk Parrish for more information.

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