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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JULY 26,1999 23 Tribune might be enough. He noted that there was generally a larger response when advertising in the Star Tribune than in the Pioneer Press. Councilmember Aplikowski asked if the City was required to publicize for the position. Mr. Fritsinger stated tllat it was not a requirement, however, it would make sense to follow this process. Councilmember Aplikowski asked if any ofthe Councilmembers or staff knew of anyone who may be a good candidate for the City Administrator position. Councilmember Malone noted that all the individuals who had applied for the position last time were good eandidates. However, it was likely that these prospects all have new jobs. He noted that the City had not known any of these candidates prior to reeeiving their applications and they all turned out to be good candidates. Councilmember Larson stated that the deadline for the Star Tribune was Thursday for advertisement in the Sunday newspaper. Mayor Probst suggested that the staf1 find out what the deadline is for the League of Minnesota Cities publication in order to run the advertisements at the same time. Mr. Fritsinger stated that, from a timing standpoint, the issue was not so much publicizing the advertisement, as it was gathering the necessary information in order to respond to the applications as they come in. He felt that an extra week before advertising would be beneficial to staff in order to gather all the information and be prepared to respond to the applicants. Council member Aplikowski stated that she would be willing to serve on a subcommittee to assist in the hiring process. Mr. Post suggested that it might be worth eonsidering the use of a consultant in a lesser capacity. Mr. Fritsinger stated that he was not sure how this would affect the process being discussed. He indicated that a consultant would have to be met with prior to proceeding much further. Councilmember Malone stated that when his company was hiring a new executive, a panel of interviewers was set up with a set of predetermined questions. The interviews were scheduled for one hour each. Each of the interviewers asked each of the applieants two questions and the order of questions remained the same for each applicant. Councilmember Rem stated that when she had assisted in the interviewing process for the Parks and Recreation Director position, Mr. Fritsinger had prepared a script for the interviews. She stated that it would also be helpful to know that each of the applicants would be asked the same set of questions, in the same sequence. Mayor Probst asked if it would be possible at the next Council meeting to present the City Council with the application package and interview process that was used the last time the City Administrator's position was filled. Mr. Fritsinger stated that he was not sure that the previous applieations would still be available, as the City normally only keeps applications for two years.