San Antonio Animal Care Services declines to hire permanent director after national search

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San Antonio Animal Care Services declines to hire permanent director after national search
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Well, back to the drawing board. San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh has opted not to hire any of the 74 candidates who applied via a national search to take over as permanent director of the city's troubled Animal Care Services department, officials said Monday.

Civil engineer and longtime city employee Michael Shannon will serve as ACS's interim director while staff figures out its next steps.San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh has opted not to hire any of the 74 candidates who applied via a national search to take over as permanent director of the city's troubled Animal Care Services department, officials said Monday.

City officials were unavailable for immediate comment on why Walsh opted not to hire one of the dozens of applicants who submitted resumes during the search. Sims' reign was marred by the string of dog attacks and public scrutiny over the department's understaffing and inability to respond to residents' calls.Among the candidates Walsh opted not to hire to replace Sims were ACS Assistant to the Director Shannon Oster-Gabrielson and ACS Chief Operations Officer Bethany Colonnese.

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