BOWDEN -- Town council should be a little bit closer to finding a permanent chief administrative officer (CAO) in about 10 days, Mayor Robb Stuart says.
Jacqui Molyneux, the town's chief financial officer (CFO), has been serving as interim CAO since last July, when the town and former CAO James Mason parted ways.
Mason began serving as CAO on March 1, 2016. He went on medical leave on Jan. 12, 2018, at which time Molyneux filled in for him. She continued on in that position when he left in July.
The town then hired a headhunting firm to find a new CAO.
"Probably by the end of the month he'll have some news for us," Mayor Robb Stuart said during an interview with the Albertan.
"The last time we talked to him was about two weeks ago and he's had quite a bit of interest. He was going to weed it down to — I don't know — 10 or 20 (applicants) and then bring them and discuss it with us. And then from that, we will weed it down to five or eight or whatever and then interview them."
Stuart said town council does not have a target date for hiring a new CAO.
"The sooner the better," Stuart said, noting Molyneux has been working hard to fulfil both her CFO role and the acting CAO role.
Stuart said Molyneux has told council she does not want the CAO job. He said he can't blame her.
"You couldn't pay me enough to do all that. It's quite the thing," he said.
