The city of Ashland City ,TN (Pop. 5,528) is currently accepting applications for a City Administrator, Salary commensurate with education, experience, Salary range is $95,000-$120,000. Ashland City is the county seat for Cheatham County, which is located 15 miles west of Nashville/Davidson County.
The Town of Ashland City is seeking a city management professional to be its next City Administrator. The City Administrator is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the City Council. The city has an $11 million overall budget with 79 full-time employees and 72 part-time employees.
Candidates should possess a bachelor’s degree, although a master’s degree is preferred in public administration, business administration, political science, or related field from an accredited college or university. Candidates should possess a minimum of 5 to 7 years of executive management experience as a City Administrator/City Manager or Assistant City Administrator/Manager in Local Government or closely related field which includes operations management, budgeting and managing personnel. The City Administrator should live within a distance agreed upon between the City Administrator and the City Council so all functions of the position can be more efficiently fulfilled.
A position profile is available at http://www.ashlandcitytn.gov. Please send cover letter and resume immediately by electronic mail to the University of Tennessee’s Municipal Technical Advisory Service, attention Gary Jaeckel, at gary.jaeckel@tennessee.edu. Initial review of applications will occur in April/May 2024. Please direct questions to Gary Jaeckel, MTAS Management Consultant, at the same email address.
