Shores Narrows Public Safety Director Search

Of three candidates who interviewed for the Public Safety Director position earlier this week, there is one frontrunner among them, Shores City Manager Brian Vick told council Tuesday. 

The person selected will replace the , who has already started his new position as the Public Safety Director for the City of Grosse Pointe when its .

Vick said he received , which included one internal candidate. The group was narrowed to four finalists who were to go through in-person interviews earlier this week. On Monday, Vick received a call from one of the four wishing to be withdrawn from the application process, he said. 

The remaining three candidates were asked a set of pre-determined questions during interviews in the city's council chambers. The interviews were about 40 minutes long and led to one candidate standing out a bit more than the others, Vick said. 

Vick performed the interviews. Councilmen Dan Schulte, Robert Barrett and Mayor Ted Kedzierski sat in on the interviews. 

Afterward, Vick asked those that sat in if they agreed with the person he believed to be the front runner, which they did. He intends to make an offer and begin the negotiation process soon, he said. 

Since the holidays fall amidst the process, Vick said the negotiations might be slow going right now but he anticipates being able to make an announcement about the person selected by the Shores regularly scheduled council meeting.

The meeting is Jan. 17, although Vick said if he has an update by the date of the special meeting the council agreed to have in an unrelated matter, he would present it then.