 On Monday, June 3rd, the Pikeville City Commission held a special meeting to accept the resignation of former City Manager Philip Ellswick. While the search for a replacement is underway, the Commission appointed City Engineer Brad Sloan as Interim City Manager. The mountaintop news spoke with Sloan after the meeting to hear his thoughts on the matter. Sloan is considering accepting the position full time but hasn't confirmed it yet. The City officials will continue to look for a new City Manager who meets their qualifications. It's not off the table. It's not something I intended to happen but part of being a deputy is you prepare yourself in case circumstances require it. So I've not yet decided what I want to do long term except the other than that I want to just continue to be here and try to make a difference. The key is you have to have somebody who they're all about helping the public and we have particular challenges in this region and so I'm hopeful that whoever the Commission picks for the job ultimately keeps that in mind and again I think that recognizes the quality of people we have here and continues to work our plan. Reporting from Mountaintop News, I'm Nick Collum.