By Endia Fontanez | Arizona Republic
Avondale’s hunt for a new city manager is down to three finalists — all currently working in other Arizona cities.
The finalists include:
Cottonwood City Manager Ron Corbin.
Prescott City Manager Michael Lamar.
Scottsdale Assistant City Manager Brent Stockwell.
Avondale is looking for a new top executive after the City Council fired former City Manager Charles Montoya two days before Christmas, citing a list of reasons that included improper tuition reimbursements and not living in the city. Montoya has pushed back on those claims. He filed a notice of claim against the city seeking nearly $6.9 million, asserting the city breached his contract and defamed him.
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41 applied for top job
Avondale’s search launched six months ago. The council selected finalists from a pool of 41 applicants.
Avondale is a suburb southwest of Phoenix with about 90,000 residents.