Jamestown  (CS)  The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session Tuesday at 3-p..m. at City Hall. All members were present.

The City Council voted to accept the candidate, Chris Schilken for the position.

The Council will set up a negotiating session with Schilken and discuss a salary, and if the position will be a contract or a civil service position.

On Monday the City Council interviewed two candidates. The finalists included:

  • Aaron Mitchell, finance director for the City of West Fargo
  • Chris Schilken, loan manager and lender at Prairie Federal Credit Union.
  • Sarah Helleckson, solid waste coordinator for the city of Plymouth, Minnesota, has withdrawn her candidacy,  in Minot.

 

Also on the agenda, the City Council considered declaring an emergency for the James River Tree Snagging and Clearing Project.  The Council accepted the matching grant provision.