Schuller named City Administrator

The Cheney City Council unanimously approved the recommendation of Mayor Tom Trulove to appoint human resources director Mark Schuller to the position of City Administrator at its June 24 meeting, eschewing the public search process in favor of promoting from within.

Schuller replaces former City Administrator Arlene Fisher, who left in February to take the City Manager post at Mountlake Terrace in Western Washington.

In a news release, Trulove listed a number of reasons why the city decided to pick Schuller, including his working relationship with officials at Eastern Washington University, t...