Another leadership position at the city of Reno will become vacant this summer following the resignation of Human Resources Director Mark Gregersen, the third executive-level staff person to announce his resignation this month.

Gregersen will work until June 30.

City Manager Sabra Newby announced earlier this month that she will leave the city in July. The Reno City Council will decide Wednesday whether to spend $60,000 for the headhunting firm Ralph Anderson to start a search for a new manager.

The city also lost a third veteran leader this month, assistant city manager Bill Thomas, who will become the new director of the Regional Transportation Commission.

Newby announced Monday that she has appointed Community Development Director Arlo Stockham as acting assistant manager.

"Once a new City Manager is named, he or she will be able to make their own choices regarding that position," Newby wrote in an email to city staff.

Stockham has been with the city for a year, working previously as a planning consultant for developers. He also worked as a city of Reno planner and planning manager in the early 2000s.

Anjeanette Damon is the government watchdog reporter for the RGJ. You can reach her at adamon@rgj.com or follow her on Twitter @AnjeanetteDamon. If you care about shining a bright light on decisions made by your elected officials, please consider subscribing to the Reno Gazette Journal.