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