TD Council to offer City Manager job, not releasing name unless offer accepted

By Tom Peterson

The Dalles City Council authorized Mayor Rich Mays and City Attorney Jonathan Kara to offer the city manager job to the Council’s top candidate and enter into an employment contract with that candidate during a short open meeting on Thursday, March 17.

Council did not name the candidate in its motion that followed four hours of interviews of a double panel on the same day. 

Here are the four candidates that interviewed for the position:

• Daniel Hunter, the City’s current Human Resources Director; 

• Matthew Klebes, Wasco County Administrative Services Director; 

• Troy Rayburn, City of Sister’s Public Works Project Coordinator

• Matthew “Selby” Selby, Interim Assistant City Manager of Yakima

Council said once a candidate has accepted the position and salary and benefits package have been agreed upon, the name of the candidate will be released.

All information and discussion about the candidate's qualifications were made in executive session, which are not open to the public. 

Rather, the press such as CCCNews were allowed to observe but not report. The press can however object if the rules of executive session are broken and reveal information in an executive session that is not protected by law.

To learn more about each candidate, click here.