Today is the deadline for applicants looking to fill the position of City Manager for the City of Summerville.  Current City Manager Andrea Surratt is working a ninety-day notice.  City officials say that their search for a new city manager should be complete around the time Surratt leaves her post.

When the current city manager was hired, the city council circumvented their own established timeline and hired Surratt before the application process was even completed.  If the council abides by what they have established as a timeline for hiring a city manger this time, a new city manager should be in place by the end of August.

According to information obtained by WZQZ News from Summerville City Hall, applications for the position are being accepted until the end of this month, with the last day to turn in a resume being June 30th.  Then, council members will review applications and select the top five candidates between July 1st and July 15th.   After that, the council will selected the top three candidates and conduct interviews with those candidates before August 5th.

Once a candidate is determined, contract negotiations will take place and a new city manager is expected to be in place on or before August 25, 2024.