Time for Another County Administrator Search?
By Craig Manning | Sept. 9, 2026
The question of how to proceed with another county administrator search – Leelanau County’s fourth this decade – loomed large over an executive board meeting Tuesday morning.
At the meeting, county commissioners took their first steps toward a potential request for proposals (RFP) seeking outside consultants to lead a new administrator search. But even that simple step caused significant debate, with board members questioning whether the county could handle the search process in house – and with some public commenters even asking whether a search is necessary at all.
Leelanau County has conducted three separate administrator searches since longtime county administrator Chet Janik announced his retirement earlier this decade. The …
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