BY FREDA MIKLIN
GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
On March 21, in a unanimous vote, the Cherry Hills Village City Council approved the hiring of sole finalist Jim Thorsen as its interim City Manager for 13 months beginning July 3, 2023.
Current City Manager Chris Cramer will take a leave of absence for that period so that his family may accompany Cramer’s son to Spain to take advantage of an educational opportunity.
Thorsen, whose salary will be $190,000 per year, previously served as CHV’s city manager from 2016 to 2020, when he retired and was replaced by Cramer, who was then CHV community development director.
Thorsen spent 36 years in city government before his retirement in 2020, beginning his career as an engineering technician with the City of Greenwood Village. Later, he moved to California and eventually served as city manager for the City of Malibu.
After the vote, CHV city council members expressed their appreciation that Thorsen was available to accept the interim city manager position.
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