The Wayland City Council apparently has decided to hire Gregg Guetschow of Charlotte, a veteran of more than 40 years in local government management in Michigan for the job as interim city manager.
Council had a special meeting Tuesday night to interview Guetschow,, who will fill for the post in the wake of the announcement that Josh Eggleston, who has been Wayland’s city manager for the past six years, will leave in early August to take the township supervisor’s post in Zeeland, where he and his family live.
Guetschow has served as manager in three cities and a village and is chief executive officer of Gregg Guidance, LLC. He has served as interim manager in four Michigan communities and has assisted several others.
Guetschow also has held positions on nonprofit boards of directors for organizations involved in business development, professional education and health care.
Guetschow is a past chairman of Charlotte Area Networking for Development and Opportunity and currently serves as its secretary. He earned a bachelor of arts degree , cum laude, in political science and sociology, a master of public administration and a Ph.D. in public affairs and administration, all from Western Michigan University.
He was an adjunct instructor at Baker College of Owosso from 2007 to 2011 teaching the class “American Political System.”
Guetschow spent 12 years as city manager at Charlotte.
Eggleston said he probably will remain as Wayland City Manager through July. The old saw that “he resigned to spend more time with his family” actually is true because he, his wife and children live in Zeeland Township.
