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County manager list narrowed to four finalists, two alternates

By Wesley LeBlanc
Posted 5/1/19

GREEN COVE SPRINGS – The Clay County Board of Commissioners are one step closer to selecting the next county manager after narrowing down a list of 11 semifinalists to four finalists and two …

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County manager list narrowed to four finalists, two alternates


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GREEN COVE SPRINGS – The Clay County Board of Commissioners are one step closer to selecting the next county manager after narrowing down a list of 11 semifinalists to four finalists and two alternates.

The four finalists are Craig Coffey, Steve Howard, Len Sossamon and Howard Wanamaker. All four received four votes. Chereese Stewart is an alternate with received three votes and Joe Huffman is an alternate with two votes.

Last December, Gov. Ron DeSantis selected County Manager Stephanie Kopelousos’ to his transition team as the Director of Legislative affairs. Four days later, county fire chief Lorin Mock was selected to serve as the interim manager.

“One of the things that is important to me is that we select somebody that will not be applying for the job and I’ve had discussions with Chief Mock and he’s not going to apply for the job,” said commissioner Diane Hutchings during the special meeting.

The BCC selected a recruitment firm used in the past to narrow a wide range of applicants to a list of semifinalists. The BCC formally voted on a list of 11 semifinalists during an April 30 special meeting.

The next step in this process comes next Monday with interviews and a final vote.