Snead appointed to Quincy post

Former county commissioner appointed as Quincy administrator

QUINCY — This city has a new man in charge of its day-to-day business, a man who used to do similar work for the citizens of Grant County.

Tim Snead, who spent more than a decade as a member of the Grant County Board of Commissioners, has been appointed as the next administrator of the City of Quincy.

Quincy Mayor Dick Zimbelman appointed Snead for the job, and City Clerk and Finance Director Sue Miller said that appointment was confirmed unanimously by the Quincy City Council Tuesday night. Snead begins the new position March 1.

"I'm already starting to get myself involved," Snead said, who said the town has some meetings coming up for him to get up to speed on the workings of the city.

Snead will also be moving from the Moses Lake area to Quincy for the job. He admitted that the new job would be very similar to what he was doing with Grant County, adding that he has a good handle on government budgeting.

He said there would be a bit of a learning curve though, as he has never worked with water and sewer departments before. But Snead said the job would be a "good fit."

"The biggest thing I'm going to do is get to know the people I'm working with," Snead said adding that he is also looking forward to meeting with community leaders in Quincy.

With its intermodal park, Snead said Quincy has a bright future. That future is something Snead said he wants to be a part of. Snead served for 12 years as a county commissioner before losing his bid for re-electionin November.

The city administrator is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the city. More than 40 applicants applied for the administrator job, which has been vacant since 2001 when Zimbelman fired former administrator Ehman Sheldon.

The city began advertising for a new city administrator last fall, following the resignation of public works director Dan Frazier. Frazier left Quincy to take a job with the city of Wenatchee.

Zimbelman and Frazier were among many city officials handling Quincy's day-to-day business to fill in for the city administrator position, but Frazier's departure had left the community without either a city administrator or a public works director.

With the search for a city administrator out of the way, Zimbelman said earlier this week that the city has begun its search to fill its public works director vacancy as well.