Crow Wing County Interviewing Finalists For Administrator Role

The two leading candidates for the Crow Wing County Administrator position sat before the Crow Wing County Board for interviews Monday morning.

Crow Wing County Administrative Services Director Deborah Erickson and County Engineer Tim Bray each had the chance to present their respective cases.

Even though current administrator Tim Houle announced his retirement just two weeks ago, the two finalists needed little time to decide on pursuing the role.

“It gave me a quick shot to think about whether or not this was something I wanted to pursue,” Erickson told Lakeland News. “And as someone who has devoted 30 years of my career, basically my entire professional life here at Crow Wing County in some capacity or another, it didn’t take me long to decide that it definitely was something that I was interested in.”

With Houle’s last day being July 12, the Crow Wing County Board hopes to appoint the next county administrator by that time.