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By SCOTT CARLSON poor,"he said. " . . .I'm not sat- Laird said he could begin work in Nelson said he rated Laird
Staff Writer isfied with the way the city is Maplewood by February. high as a quality candidate with
being run." extensive formal experience. "I
Carlton Laird of Bay City, COUNCIL MEMBERS react- don't have a hangup with the paI
The Maplewood Council in- ed favorably to Laird's inter- cut(that Laird would have to
Mich.,has emerged as the top
candidate among some 60 appli- structed City Attorney Don Lais view. "He'll have'tolearn the take),"he said. "Every new job
to check out Laird's references state,but he can pick up short- had'I'took'a cut and yet they
cants to become Maplewood's
before it makes him an offer. ly,"Wiegert said. proved to be good for me."
new city manager.
Laird,if offered the position,
would succeed Michael Miller,
who left last summer to become
manager of Council Bluffs,Iowa.
AT A SPECIAL meeting Sat-
urday,
at urday,city councilmen Donald
Wiegert,Earl Nelson and Nor-
man Anderson ranked Laird, 59,
as their top choice among four
finalists.
Mayor John Greavu and Coun
Gilman Roger Fontaine ranked
Robert Simon,South St.Paul
city engineer,as their first
choice;they rated Laird second.
The Council rated two other fi-
nalists John Cottingham,former
Coon Rapids manager,and
Curtis Olson,of Connecticut,
third and fourth respectively.
But Simon told the Dispatch
Tuesday he has withdrawn from.
consideration.He would not
elaborate on his reasons.
Laird,who describes himself
as a`workaholic,'told the Coun-
ail Saturday he will take a pay
.ut from his current$37,200 a
year manager's position to join
Maplewood."I've never taken a
lob because of money,"he said.
THE MAPLEWOOD job was
advertised at a maximum of
;31,500 a year.
"I've taken a job because of
he challenge,and this is some-
hing to work with,"Laird said.
As Bay City's manager since
975.Laird said he has reduced