The city of Breezy Point has a limited number of staff and
with that every person is very important to our operations. With the age of a number of staff persons we
are seeing some retirements. One
position that was recently vacated through retirement was the Roads
Supervisor. This position was held by
Dave Szymanski and his final day of employment with the city was August 8th,
2014.
The city undertook a process of hiring a replacement for him
starting in May. Job descriptions were
reviewed and updated. The job title was
changed to Public Works Supervisor as the job involves more than just
maintaining roads. Advertisements were
made in trade organizations and the local press. Applications were collected until June 13th. A total of 20 applications were received of
which included a good number of people who could fill the position. Five of these were selected for
interviews.
The city was faced with a number of very qualified
individuals which was great news for us.
The downside to that is that only one candidate is offered the position. The person selected to replace Dave Szymanski
is Bryan Merta. Bryan comes with a
wealth of experience. He has operated
all sorts of heavy equipment. He has
surveying experience and he is a civil engineer. He also is a resident of Breezy Point.
The City Council hired him at their August 4th meeting
and Bryan started on the 5th of August. Bryan is getting accustomed to his new role
and looks forward to the challenges it offers.
Although working in Public Works is a somewhat new role for him he feels
he has the experience and qualifications to accomplish the job. We are pleased to have Bryan Merta join the
staff of the city of Breezy Point.
