Plymouth City Council interviewed candidates for the job of Interim City Administrator in closed session last Saturday. Council members agreed on a qualified prospect for the job, and the city is running the required background checks for city employment. When everything checks out and salary negotiations are finalized, the city council will approve their selection at a future City Council meeting. It’s not clear how long that will take but outgoing City Administrator Gene Albaugh says he hopes the City of Plymouth  will have a new administrator in place as soon as February 1st. Albaugh has been filling the interim position for 33 months – for the last two years, that’s been on a month-to-month basis. Albaugh says at first he had trouble getting anyone to apply for the job, but after working with the League of California Cities recruitment program was able to encourage qualified applicants to apply for the job. Albaugh, who lives in Auburn, will then give up his commute to Plymouth and spend his time as a Rotary District leader, writing books, and playing senior softball.