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e e . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - AUGUST 30,1999 DRAfT 17 Councilmember Aplikowski stated that she had not had the opportunity to discuss these openings with any potential candidates. She asked ifthe City would be submitting only one candidate. Mayor Probst stated that the City of Arden Hills would most likely have a better chance of being supported if only one candidate is offered. He noted that the other municipalities would also be forwarding potential candidates and he was not sure who does the actual appointments. Councilmember Rem stated that she had informed the members of the Parks and Recreation Committee of these openings, however, none of the Committee members were interested in being appointed. Mayor Probst stated that, with the Council's support, he would continue to pursue the individual he had identified as a possible candidate as well as any other individuals the Council rnay recommend. E. City Administrator Hiring Timetable (Posting Closes August 31, 1999) Mayor Probst stated that the proposed hiring schedule for the City Administrator position was an aggressive schedule. If the Councilmembers were comfortable with the schedule, dates needed to be determined for the first and second interviews. Mr. Post asked that the City Council provide him with any open dates that would work for the interview schedule. Councilmember Malone asked if a subcommittee had been setup for this hiring schedule. Mr. Post stated that a subcommittee was established. Councilmember Malone asked how many responses the City had received so far. Mr. Post stated that 16 applications had been received. Since the cut-off date was August 31, 1999, he anticipated that a large number of applications would be received on that day. Mayor Probst suggested that the City Council agree to have dates available and for the interview dates to be determined at the next Council Worksession. Councilmember Malone noted that during previous interview processes, interviews had been held during evenings and Saturdays. Councilmember Larson expressed his preference for evening interviews. Councilmember Malone noted that a weekend schedule would allow the interviews to be conducted in one day. Mayor Probst noted the reason the Council had previously chosen to schedule the interviews all in one day was due to the fact that the list of candidates had been reduced to four to five individuals. He suggested that if this group of candidates was brought down to this number, there would be some advantage to seeing all the candidates at once. This would depend upon how short the list of applicants is. He stated that he would be comfortable with interviewing three candidates per night if necessary. Councilmember Malone believed that the list of candidates could be reduced to a maximum five final applicants. Councilmember Larson noted that the staff report recommended a reduced list of 15 candidates to be reviewed. He asked, if only 25 applications were received, would 15 candidates still be the goal, or should this number be reduced. He asked what the basis had been for choosing the