By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer
A search firm paid $42,000 to find a new city recreation director warned officials today that the longer they take to make a decision, the more likely they are to hire the interim director already in place.
The more time the process takes, the less rival candidates are likely to stay in the race, according to the headhunter and one candidate who dropped out of the running Monday.
That candidate, Robert Bernardi now at Nicholls State University, also said that the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission appears likely to appoint Vic Richard, over any of the national candidates. Commission members, though, said Wednesday that the process is open to the four remaining candidates.
