BRONSON, MI (WTVB) – Bronson City Manager Brandon Mersman has pulled his name from consideration to be the next Laketown Township Manager.
Laketown Township public information coordinator Jim Hayden says Mersman texted Ryan Cotton of MGT, the firm leading the search for a new township manager, he was no longer interested in the Laketown position.
Mersman had been one of three finalists to emerge.
In November, the township’s search committee agreed to recommend current Allegan County Clerk/Register of Deeds Bob Genetski, with a proposed contract of $110,000 annually. However, two of the board members had stumped for Mersman, and not only were they able to prevent Genetski from taking the position, but had asked if Mersman could be reconsidered.
Mersman, whose interest in the position had waned to the point that he didn’t want Laketown representatives coming to Bronson to watch him on the job there, was still the choice of the board during this past Wednesday’s meeting. With this decision, it remains to be seen if Genetski would still be interested in the post, or will the search for a new township manager begin again from scratch.
Al Meshkin, who had been the manger for 35 years, retired on January 3rd. Supervisor Steve Ringelberg is handling day-to-day office operations on an interim basis.
(WHTC’s Gary Stephens contributed to this report)
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