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Departing city manager says town 'has heart'

Councillors accepted Fritsch's resignation, Monday evening, during their regularly scheduled meeting at council chambers. Fritsch accepted a position as city manager of Warrenton, Oregon, last week and announced June 10 would be his last day.

Mayor Dennis Berry said Fritsch was one of the best city managers McCook has had in a long while, continuing the jovial mood by adding, "but we have had a long list of bad ones that make you look better."

Councilman Aaron Kircher said he believed Fritsch would be "remembered as one of McCook's better city managers."

"I really will miss you," said Fritsch, which was followed by a wave of "thank you" and applause for him from both the council members and others in attendance.

"This is a wonderful community and a fantastic group of five great people to work for," said Fritsch.

He added that all 12 council members he had worked for in McCook were great and said the next city manager would be "very fortunate to have this group, the city staff and the community that is willing to invest in itself."

Fritsch closed by saying "there is a lot of heart in McCook" and added that heart was not something you could teach or coach into a community.

After accepting Fritsch's resignation, council members discussed recruitment strategy for the new city manager, directing staff to develop an ad utilizing recommendations from Fritsch, who said McCook was in a great position to market itself to a good city manager, advised councillors not to be too aggressive with their timeline. He cited specifically a bustling downtown area, the new city hall, new water treatment plant and other local construction projects, that would be enticing to potential candidates and seen as a sign that the community was willing to invest in itself. Fritsch also suggested scheduling a meeting to have community elders meet potential candidates for the position, once the field was narrowed down to a final few, and provide their input.

Councillors scheduled a special meeting for June 13, 7:30 p.m., to review staff recommendations pertaining to advertising options for the position, pay range and details surrounding the interim coverage of the vacant position.

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