Erie County executive wants Missouri 911 director for public safety post
Erie County Executive Barry Grossman thinks he has found county government's new public safety director.
Grossman has offered the job to Todd R. Geers, 46, a U.S. Navy veteran and the current director of the 16-employee Webster County 911 Center in Marshfield, Mo.
Geers previously worked as operations manager at a 100-plus employee 911 center in Everett, Wash., between 2007 and 2009.
Grossman told the Times-News that Geers has "verbally committed" to the Erie County job. He called Geers the best and most experienced candidate among the more than 70 people who applied for the Erie County post.
Grossman said he hopes that Geers can start working in his administration by mid-September. Geers could not be reached for comment.
Grossman is replacing interim director Harry Love at the Department of Public Safety. The job currently pays an annual salary of $76,169.
A seven-person merit selection committee created by Grossman was charged with vetting candidates for the post. That group began meeting in June.
Both the merit selection committee, and Grossman, conducted separate interviews with Geers.
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-- Kevin Flowers
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