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Cook County Commissioners Review Ten Candidates for Administrator Feb. 11

February 7, 2025

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At the Cook County Board Special Meeting on February 3, the commissioners were informed by their DDA Human Resources, Inc. consultant, who attracts, screens, and presents applicants, that he received and reviewed 41 applications for the County Administrator position.

The consultant narrowed the applicants to 12 top candidates. As of the February 3rd meeting, two had withdrawn themselves from consideration, leaving 10.

The commissioners that afternoon received packets of information that included a work personality index, resume, and the video interview the consultant had with each candidate. The board members were asked to review all the material on each of the ten applicants before the next regular meeting on February 11 and rank their preference for up to five for moving forward in the interviewing and hiring process. That meeting begins at 8:30 am in the Commissioners Room of the Cook County Courthouse in Grand Marais.

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SHERIFF’S REPORT

Steve Fernlund

Typically these “about me” pages include a list of academic achievements (I have none) and positions held (I have had many, but who really cares about those?) So, in the words of the late Admiral James Stockwell, “Who am I? Why am I here?” I’m well into my seventh decade on this blue planet we call home. I’m a pretty successful husband, father, and grandfather, at least in my humble opinion. My progeny may disagree. We have four children and five grandchildren. I spent most of my professional life in the freight business. At the tender age of 40, early retirement beckoned and we moved to Grand Marais. A year after we got here, we bought and operated the Cook County News Herald, a weekly newspaper in Grand Marais. A sharp learning curve for a dumb freight broker to become a newspaper editor and publisher. By 1999 the News Herald was an acquisition target for a rapidly consolidating media market. We sold our businesses and “retired” again, buying a winter retreat in Nevada. In the fall of 2016, we returned to Grand Marais and bought a house from old friends of ours on the ridge overlooking Lake Superior. They were able to move closer to family and their Mexico winter home. And we came home to what we say is our last house. I’m a strong believer in the value of local newspapers--both online and those you can wrap a fish in. I write a weekly column and a couple of feature stories for the Northshore Journal. I’m most interested in writing about the everyday lives of local people and reporting on issues of importance to them.