MYRTLE CREEK – Following an executive session on Tuesday evening, January 6, the Myrtle Creek City Council made an offer to current interim City Administrator Zach Potter to become the new administrator.
Potter accepted the position in principle but the council and Potter will renegotiate the contract for the position.
The offer did come with a caveat that the entire offer was contingent on the passage of the City Charter amendment that will go to voters in the May election.
The amendment is to allow the City Administrator to live within the 97457 zip code.
The charter currently states that the administrator must live within the city limits within six months after being hired.
The council’s position is that it has become increasingly difficult to find quality applicants for any position let alone a city administrator and that by having the ability for those highly qualified applicants to enjoy the beauty of of the area with the opportunity for rural life while still being a part of the community will make the job more appealing in the future.
If the amendment doesn’t pass the council will reassess the position at that time.
Potter has been the interim administrator since August when the council appointed him to the position following Lonnie Rainville’s resignation.
The council did its due diligence and put the position out for applications through December.
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