Anniston council begins selection of new City Manager

Anniston city council members are set to begin the process of narrowing down the list of candidates for city manager.  The council held a special called meeting tuesday where each member presented their top five list out of the 70 applicants. Mayor Vaughn Stewart says now the process is to narrow down the number to just five total to select the best person for the job.    chosen candidates by videoconference next week and then the top five will be interviewed in a public meeting along with a series of community meetings with question and answer sessions.  One of the top selections announced by the council Tuesday withdrew her name from consideration.   Stewart says they hope to have a new city manager by the end of August.

The council will interview the