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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – FEBRUARY 16, 2016 12 <br /> <br />2. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND STAFF UPDATES <br /> <br />Mayor Grant reported Harry Brull contacted him by phone regarding a potential City <br />Administrator candidate that lives in Siren, Wisconsin. He asked if the Council wanted to <br />consider this candidate now or wait to continue the hiring process this summer. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden supported the City Council interviewing the potential candidate. <br /> <br />Councilmember Wicklund requested further information on the process typically used in hiring <br />a candidate. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant described the process the City has followed to date. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden stated the City had no way of knowing if there would be better or more <br />candidates available this summer. She indicated there were a number of cities in the metro area <br />looking for City Administrators at this time. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant understood this to be the case. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden believed it would not harm anything to interview the potential candidate <br />that was recommended by Harry Brull. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung stated he was inclined to wait until this summer. <br /> <br />Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson <br />discussed the potential applicant’s resume with the Council. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes stated she could support the Council interviewing the candidate to find <br />out further information as to why he wanted to relocate. <br /> <br />Councilmember Wicklund could support interviewing the candidate this summer or suggested <br />the entire hiring process begin at this time. <br /> <br />The consensus of the Council was to wait on the interview until this summer. <br /> <br />Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson <br />questioned when the City Council wanted to repost the position. <br /> <br />The Council supported the City Administrator position being posted in June. <br /> <br />Interim City Administrator/Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson <br />recommended that an all employee meeting be held and that Mayor Grant inform staff on how the <br />City Council was proceeding with the City Administrator hiring process. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant was more than happy to attend this meeting and provide an update to staff on the <br />hiring process. <br />