City Manager Seth Atkinson tendered his resignation last month, following
three years at Sandy City Hall.

Atkinson noted he accepted a job offer in a small town in Utah and will be
leaving to take that job in mid-January.

“It’s just been such a wonderful experience working with council and staff
here,” said Atkinson, who studied finance and economics and earned a
masters degree at Utah State University and served as a budget analyst for
the city of Park City, Utah before coming to Sandy as the finance director.
“We really feel we’re part of the same team.”

Atkinson noted a number of accomplishments over his tenure as both finance
director and city manager, including the recent sale agreement between the
city and the Oregon Trail School District for the Cedar Ridge Middle School
campus with an eye toward turning it into a recreation hub for the city and
the upgraded library.

“I’ve just enjoyed my time here so much,” Atkinson said, noting the move is
based on his family’s needs. “This has been a real bittersweet decision. I
would want to stay, if I could.”

The city council will recruit an interim city manager from internal options, with
an interview process likely to take place on Monday, Dec. 5. Atkinson noted
that process will allow the interim city manager to shadow him during his last
days on the job and will give the council more time for a recruitment process
for a permanent replacement, if they want.

Sandy Mayor Bill King noted Atkinson did a good job for the city and grew in
his role as city manager.

“He’s done a great job; if I could change his mind, I would,” King said. “I
understand why he’s doing it, I just wish he wasn’t.”

The city will also lose another employee as Nancy Enabnit, Director of
Community Services, will retire after 30 years at the end of February, 2017.