he Flagstaff City Council is expected to start formally interviewing applicants for the city’s top position late next week, five months after former City Manager Dave Wilcox left the city.

The council is expected to interview between six and 10 applicants by phone over two days.

It is facing a hiring deadline under the city charter of Aug. 30, no more than eight months after Wilcox’s departure,

According to the city’s human resources director, Theresa Alvarado, more than 80 people have applied for the city’s top job.

The city has used a screening process to narrow the field of finalist to less than a dozen, explained Alvarado.

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