Barnesville Hires New City Administrator

Michael Rietz of Castle Hills, Texas has accepted the Barnesville city administrator position.

The city council hired the Brimeyer Group, an executive search firm from Minneapolis, MN to lead in the search process and to negotiate the position's terms on behalf of the city. Five candidates were interviewed last week with a 6-0 vote by the city council to retain the services of Rietz.

The city has been without a city administrator since the beginning of the year when Michael Brethorst stepped down to accept a position with the VA Medical Center in Fargo, ND.

Rietz will begin his new position in Barnesville in the near future.