Applicants have until June 21 to apply. 12:54 pm, May 27, 2021 ×
The Wadena City Council and interim City Administrator Dave Evans hope to see applications pouring since the Wadena City Administrator position was Monday, May 24.
Gary Weiers, a service team lead at David Drown Associates presented the board with the next steps in the recruitment process for the next city administrator during a special city council meeting Thursday, May 20. DDA was selected to help the city hire the next administrator as they do work in executive recruitment.
Candidates have four weeks, or until June 21, to submit their applications.
Weiers primarily wanted council members to review the job description and what the community had to offer. They made suggestions about the elementary school being remodeled, a new hospital being built and a new Hwy 10 freshly completed in town as attractive features.
Pate retires from EMS position after 27 years
Dr. John Pate has served as the Emergency Medical Services director for the Wadena, Bertha and Henning area since one year after joining the Tri-County Health Care staff as a family medicine doctor. 5:02 pm, May 24, 2021 ×
Dr. John Pate waves to first responders from the area including Wadena, Bertha and Sebeka ambulance and fire department crews in a surprise drive-by parade for his retirement from Emergency Medical Services director on May 20, 2021. He has been director for 27 years.
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Throughout his time as Emergency Medical Services director, Dr. John Pate is most impressed with the people who answer and respond to emergency calls. He said their commitment to caring for people makes the rest of the process easier.
Purchasing the land, extending utilities and assisting with the design of the "rural health care center of the future" has been one of the most exciting but challenging things I’ve ever done.