THE MONTEREY CITY COUNCIL WILL BEGIN THE SEARCH AGAIN FOR A NEW CITY MANAGER. AN EARLIER RECRUITMENT ATTEMPT IN JULY WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THIS TIME, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL WORK WITH A RECRUITING FIRM TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR LONG-TIME CITY MANAGER FRED MEURER. BECAUSE OF THE DELAY, MEURER HAS AGREED TO PUT OFF HIS RETIREMENT UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.