BAYMINETTE, Ala. — The Baldwin County Commission on Tuesday will begin a second series of interviews to fill the Emergency Management Agency director’s post, after their last choice abruptly resigned last month citing concerns about the one-year contract.

Interviews will be conducted at 9 a.m. at the Baldwin County Central Annex Building, 22251 Palmer St., in Robertsdale.

According to Personnel Director Andrea Rider, the three candidates will be interviewed for one hour each and Wednesday has been designated as an alternate interview date in case of travel or prior commitment issues.

Karen Blackwood, an Atoka, Tenn., resident who has been an emergency management officer for the U.S. Navy since June 2007, accepted the post June 17 at $97,000 per year, then backed out June 19 in an e-mail to Rider.

Blackwood expressed concerns about the one-year contract which was changed from a fouryear contract last November.

Commissioners Tucker Dorsey and Charles “Skip” Gruber are in favor of returning to the four-year contract cycle. Commission chairman Frank Burt and Commissioner Bob James endorse the oneyear term.

Seventy-one candidates from across the nation applied for the job, and about 10 resumes have been received since Blackwood’s decision change, Rider said.

Candidates scheduled for interviews Tuesday are:

Michael R. Gregory, who holds a bachelor’s degree in emergency management, hurricane experience, and 20 years of experience, according to his resume.

The Ontario, Calif., resident is a certified emergency manager and has developed and evaluated emergency plans and procedures.

Harry Allen Foster, a Birmingham, Ala., resident who is a 21-year Air Force colonel and Harvard Kennedy School graduate with analytic experience while on the faculty of the Air Was College.

Foster stated he specializes in problem solving, and developing process-improvement initiatives to reduce costs and improve organizational performance.

Sherry Shows, of Madison, Ala., who has a master’s degree in emergency management from Jacksonville State University and is a doctoral candidate in public policy administration at Walden University in Minneapolis, Minn.

Shows said her salary requirement is $100,000 per year and expenses. She lists five years of experience in emergency management.