Politics & Government
City Embarking on Search for Manager
It will be almost a year after the departure of New Port Richey's last full-time manager before his replacement starts the job.

New Port Richey City Council members on Tuesday, May 7 firmed up a time line for hiring a new city manager.
Council members officially authorized staff to start advertising the job the week of June 3.
With that time line, the council will be interviewing finalists in August and having whoever the council hires start the job Oct. 1, which is the beginning of fiscal year 2014.
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John Schneiger resigned from the job of city manager this past October. When he left, city leaders agreed to pay him a severance package worth $44,000. Longtime New Port Richey Public Library director Susan Dillinger has been acting as interim city manager since Schneiger’s departure.
The city council decided on advertising salary range between $95,000 and $110,000. Schneiger earned $110,000 annually.
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Dillinger said she won’t be applying for the permanent manager job. She wants to spend the rest of her career as the leader of the library. She also doesn’t live in the city. There is a residency requirement for the manager job, she said.
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