Galesburg Aldermen have a work session planned for Monday night where they likely will hire a new city manager and may provide direction on the future of a community center.
Peoria-based Farnsworth Group was hired by the council to create a “master plan” for a new community center.
Farnsworth officials are expected to provide details about converting four different spaces into a community center; including the Hawthorne Pool and Churchill Junior High.
Farnsworth has already done a survey of council members, mayor, and city staff in order to identify priorities and program needs.
But first, on Monday, the council’s expected to vote on approving Gerald Smith as Galesburg’s new City Manager.
Smith brings with him 25 years of working in public administration including stops in Creedmoor, North Carolina; Maquoketa, Iowa; and Junction City, Kansas, and Kansas City Missouri.
Director of Public Works Wayne Carl has filled the interim City Manager role since May when Todd Thompson left to become City Manager of Rock Island.
Thompson served as Galesburg City Manager for 11 and a half years.
