Officials with the Garnett Area Chamber of Commerce were set to hold interviews this week of applicants for the Chamber’s Director position as the organization prepares to go it alone after seven years in an employee partnership with the City of Garnett. Chamber President, Courtney Tucker said last week that so far there had been no formal commitment from Garnett in terms of an anticipated grant to help fund the full-time position. Discussions so far had centered around the city continuing to offer free office space at the Chamber’s present City Hall office and for the city to subsidize about half the new position’s anticipated salary.
City Commissioners gave notice to the Chamber in late January that they would be exercising the 90-day transition period to end the city’s 8 year old employment agreement with the organization. Complications arose with the retirement of Garnett Community Development Director, Susan Wettstein and the hiring of Chamber Manager, Kris Hix, to replace her.
