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CONSENT ITEM — 7L <br />'It <br />EN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: February 13, 2023 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br />SUBJECT: Authorization to Recruit for a Communications Position <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />$48,085 $90,000 - $100,000 Various Funds <br />Council Should Consider <br />Motions to approve, table, or deny the following: <br />• Recruit for a Communications Coordinator or Senior Communications Coordinator position <br />Background <br />The City currently has a vacant Communications Coordinator position; this position began as a <br />part-time position in 2017 and since has had three different individuals fill the role. City Staff is <br />recommending the City Council transition this position to a full-time position, and consider <br />accepting applications for either a Communications Coordinator or Senior Communications <br />Coordinator position. This will broaden the pool of applicants for the City to recruit from and <br />provide more flexibility in the hiring process. The anticipated process can be found below. <br />Anticipated process: <br />-Council approves authorization to begin the recruitment process <br />-Staff posts for the position <br />-Staff reviews applications and selects interview candidates <br />-Staff will conduct necessary interviews of selected candidates and select a finalist <br />-Staff will bring forward a finalist for official Council approval <br />Councilmembers have previously expressed an interest in being part of the interview panel for <br />certain positions at City Hall; currently no Councilmembers are slated to be on the interview panel <br />for this position. Should Council want to designate Councilmembers to attend they should do so <br />with this authorization (it would need to be pulled from consent and approved). <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />