 within the next month is my hope. The three finalists have been narrowed down from a field of six candidates who had initial Zoom interviews with the council late last month. The potential hire would be the fourth administrator for the city since November 2022. After Brad Wright's retirement that year, Alva Conte had served as an interim role before the hiring of Smith in May 2023. Silvius made her comments in a recent edition of KMA's Morning Line program.