CITY OF NEWBERG SELECTS NEW CITY MANAGER

News Release from City of Newberg

The City Council has preliminarily selected

Joe Hannan to serve as the City's next City Manager, subject to contract

negotiation and final approval at the May 16th Council meeting. Mr.

Hannan brings 30 years of local government experience, including 13

years as a manager in Oregon, to this position in Newberg.

He was selected through a process managed by Bob Murray and

Associates who conducted an extensive, nationwide search that generated a

total of 80 applicants for the position. The Council selected and

interviewed six candidates on April 9th. Three were invited back for

final interviews on the 23rd.

The final interview process included three panels composed of

community members, business leaders and City employees who interviewed

each candidate in the morning. The Council then met with representatives

of these panels and used their input to develop questions that were put

to the candidates in afternoon interviews.

Formal approval of the contract with Mr. Hannan for the position

will be considered by the Council at its May 16, 2016 meeting and he is

expected to begin work with the City on June 6, 2016.