Article: CHELSEA STUCK ON SELECTING CITY MANAGER CITY COUNCIL IS SPLIT OVER TWO CANDIDATES; THIS WEEK'S VOTE COULD RESOLVE DEADLOCK

CHELSEA - The City Council will try to break a stalemate over the selection of a new city manager tomorrow even as it prepares for the possibility of having to reopen the search process.

Last week, the 11-member council remained deadlocked over two candidates for the position: Jay Ash, the city's planning and development director, and former Springfield mayor Robert T. Markel. In 10 rounds of voting over three meetings, six councilors voted each time for Ash and five for Markel. The city charter requires seven votes for the hiring of a manager.

Councilors will vote again on the selection at a special meeting at 7 p.m. tomorrow.

City Council President Paul R. Nowicki said last week that ...

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