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60 apply for NP manager job (PBP) 11-30-8860 ap. ply for North Palm manager • job By NORV ROGGEN Palm Beach Post staff Writer 30 NORTH PALM BEACH — A Haverhill town councilman and the former Riviera Beach personnel manager are among the 60 people who have applied for the village manager's job here. Village Manager Ray Howland, 59, is retiring effective Feb. 22 and applications for the job of running this village of about 13,000 have flowed in since the position was advertised last month in the Inter- national City Managers Associa- tion's bulletin. "I expect 100 applicants before it's over," Howland said Tuesday. One of the applicants is Richard Jaeschle, a local management con- sultant and Haverhill councilman. Jaeschle cited his job, his council experience since being elected in 1985 and his membership in the Municipal League as credentials for the job. E. James Jackson, who was forced to resign Nov. 18 as Riviera Beach's personnel director, also has applied. Jackson left Riviera Beach less than a month after the City Council fired City Manager Tony Crapp, who hired Jackson. He had held the personnel job for only five months. Jackson previously was a pur- chasing agent for the Broward County school system and had worked in labor relations manage- ment in Detroit. North Palm Beach Village Man- ager Ray Howland, 59, is retir- ing effective Feb. 22. Most of the applicants for the $471000-a-year job are from out of state. Other Florida applicants are Kenneth Resor, town manager of Melbourne Beach; Ralph Hester, city manager of Lynn Haven; Den- nis Kelly, former manager of Long- boat Key; Ronald Ferris, director of operations in Lantana, and Rich- ard Barrett, deputy director. of housing for Jacksonville. Howland said he and council members will screen the appli- cants and probably reduce the number to about 15. "Of those, the council will prob- ably settle. on five who will be brought in for interviews," he said. Howland came to North Palm Beach as assistant manager in 1979. His retirement will bring to an end his 21-year career in munic- ipal management. North manager ans er hopefuls � �down to 3 ,*, z Pe � �a /3 -r - 4_ S_Z7 NORTH PALM BEACH — The Village Council has narrowed the list of village manager candidates to three. The three finalists, selected from 84 applicants, have been interviewed in the last two weeks. They are Dennis Kelly, manager of DeLand in Central Florida and former manager of Longboat Key on Florida's west coast; Robert Barcinski, assistant city manager of Delray Beach, and Curtis Shook, manager of Charlestown, R.I. Village Manager Ray Howland, 59, plans to leave the $47,700-a- year job Feb. 25. Howland, village manager for nine years, has said he is retiring because of ill health-. The council might hire a new village manager at its meeting tonight. Mayor Craig Mundt said the selection of a new manager has been placed on the agenda, but he is uncertain whether council members are ready to make a decision or want to interview additional candidates. The three finalists were interviewed separately by each council member. The council members have not had a chance since the interviews to discuss their preferences, Mundt said. He said it would be advantageous if the new manager had experience in Florida, but the goal is to find the best person for the job. North Pal to trims village manager le to 8 hopefuls By ORV N ROGGEN Palm Beach Post staff Writer NORTH PALM BEACH — Village councilmen have nar- rowed the field of 84 applicants for village manager to eight, Mayor Craig Mundt said Tues- day. Robert Barcinski, assistant city manager of Delray Beach, is one of the applicants still in the running to replace Village Man- ager Ray Howland, who is retir- ing. Others are Dennis Kelly, of Deland; Teddy Ryan, Ocoee; Curtis Shook, Charleston, R.I.; Dennis ' Redmond, Maysville, Ky.; James Stump, Cape May, N.J., Thomas Bercher, East Hampton, Mass.; and Glen Hill, Golden, Colo. "We're conducting back- ground checks now," Mundt said. "Of that group, we'll probably interview five or six, and we hope to start interviewing in a couple of weeks." Mundt said the council hopes to have the new manager here by the end of February. Howland, village manager for nine years, originally planned to leave on Feb. 22. But at the request of councilmen who said they needed more time to find his replacement, Howland agreed to stay until March 29. Howland, 59, cited ill health as the reason he plans to leave the $47,700-a-year job. He was hospitalized for two days last week for treatment of a stomach condition. In March 1987, Howland was injured seriously when he was hit by a car while riding a bicy- cle. A former triathlete, How- land was unable to resume swimming, biking and running until October and said he has had recurring pain from a broken ankle. North manager 1 s reti'orementchanged again vi*11age counci*1. Searchfor Howland's replacement underway Ray Howland, the North Palm Beach Village Manager for nine years, originally to retire on February 22, was asked to stay until March 29. But Thursday night, the NPB council voted to make February 25th Mr. Howland's last day. The village is currently searching for a replacement for Howland, and council is hoping to begin interviewing in a couple of weeks. Out of the 84 applications received by the village for the position, the council has eliminated all but six. Howland indicated to council several applications he felt "should be explored further." The six remaining applicants include Robert Barcinski, asst. manager of Delray Beach; James Stump, manager of Cape May Point, NJ; Dennis Redmond, manager of Maysville, KY; Curtis Shook, manager of Charlestown, RI; Dennis Kelly, a consultant from Deland; and Thomas Bercher, manager of Easthampton, MA. "All these are excellent applicants in my mind," Howland said. Any of them would do a good job." Currently the village is doing reference checks on the applicants, and hopes to have enough information by January 18. At the North Palm council meeting Thursday, council said they would like to get the field down to three applicants before they begin interviewing. All applicants will be interviewed by each member of council.