Sherburne County commissioners voted on Wednesday to select a new County Administrator.

The 5-0 vote to appoint Bruce Messelt as the new County Administrator came two days after interviews of the five finalists who were seeking to replace Steve Taylor, who retired last week.

Messelt had been the Chisago County Administrator for the past eight years, and had been the City Administrator for Lake Elmo for the last two years. In total, Messelt has 17 years of experience working various Public Administration jobs.

The vote on Wednesday authorizes the board chair and the vice chair to begin negotiations with Messelt towards a contract that would have to be approved before Messelt can be finalized the replacement for Taylor.