WASHINGTON, Ill. – The process to find a new Washington city administrator is underway.

The timeline to replace Jim Snider was outlined at a meeting Monday night by consultant Jim Arndt with Arndt Municipal Support.

A public posting for the position is scheduled to go live for 30 days on Friday. Final candidates are to be notified in mid-November, with an offer to the preferred candidate in December, and the job to begin on January 5th, 2026.

Arndt says he anticipates 50-60 applicants for the job, but notes some are already asking questions about the job. One thing he pointed out was the stability of the job.

“The mayor is telling me she wants this next administrator to be stable here, and be here for several years, and that’s what the administrators want as well,” Arndt said. “They

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