BOONE, Iowa—The Boone City Council voted Saturday to extend an offer for the Boone City Administrator position to Ondrea Elmquist the current Assistant Administrator/Clerk for Boone and one of the three finalist interviewed for the job Saturday morning. Besides Elmquist the other finalists were James Freneau, former City Manager in Burlington and most recently the owner of JAF Services, Inc., and Donovan Olson, former City Administrator for Ogden and currently Regional Director, Iowa State University Extension-Story County.

The City Council members, City Department Heads and invited outside panelists participated in interviews at Boone City Hall Saturday morning before the Council’s deliberations. The outside panelist included Tom Blanford, Chad Houston, Mikaela Kienitz, Erich Kretzinger, and Julie Trepa.

Mayor Eli Stines has written that formal action on a contract will take place at the Council’s May 5th meeting.