The three finalists for the vacant City of Bismarck Administrator position have been named.
Jason Tomanek, Gabe Schell and Robert Falcon have reached the final interview step in a process that began last fall from a pool of about 30 applications. The process to replace the City Administrator began last September, following the retirement announcement of then-City Administrator Keith Hunke. Hunke’s final day with the City of Bismarck was January 2.
Two of the finalists for the City Administrator position are City of Bismarck employees:
- Jason Tomanek currently serves as the Assistant City Administrator, a position he has held for seven years, and was named Acting City Administrator following Hunke’s retirement. Tomanek previously worked as a Planner in Bismarck’s Community Development Department for nearly a decade.
- Gabe Schell currently serves as the City Engineer, a position he has held for seven years, and is the director of the Engineering Department. Prior to joining the City of Bismarck, he worked as a transportation engineer for 10 years with a consulting engineering firm in Bismarck.
- Robert Falcon serves as the current City Administrator for the City of Lewiston, Minnesota, and has been in that position for about two years.
The three finalists will be interviewed by a panel consisting of the Bismarck City Commission on the morning of Thursday, February 15, in the City/County Building’s Tom Baker Room.
The City Administrator is one of three appointed positions (also the Assistant City Administrator and City Attorney) within the City of Bismarck’s municipal government structure. The primary function of the City Administrator is to provide leadership and guidance for the day-to-day operations of the City department directors and 650 full-time and 250 part-time staff.