A planned meet-and-greet in April 2025 was supposed to give Battle Creek residents a chance to meet the finalists for the city manager who will succeed Rebecca Fleury, who retired in the fall of 2024. That event was abruptly cancelled when one of the candidates withdrew from consideration.
The search was described as ”paused”, giving a chance for Battle Creek City Commissioners and the hired search consultants to regroup.
In this discussion, Mayor Mark Behnke and Vice Mayor Sherry Sofia discuss the status of the search, what might be impeding it and when, feasibly, a new city manager could be in place.
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Battle Creek City Manager
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Former WBCK Morning Show host Richard Piet (2014-2017) returns to host Community Matters, an interview program focused on community leaders and newsmakers in and around Battle Creek. Community Matters is heard Saturdays at 8:00 AM on WBCK-FM (95.3) and anytime at battlecreekpodcast.com.
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