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Panel Member:
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City Councilmember Interview Questions
1. Briefly tell us about yourself and why you are interested in serving as a City
Councilmember.
2. In your view, what are the biggest challenges facing the City of Arden Hills?
3. What is your view on future growth and development and redevelopment within the City
of Arden Hills?
4. What is your vision of the City of Arden Hills in fifteen years?
5. What measures would you take to ensure that there is effective communication with the
residents of Arden Hills?
6. Describe to us what kind of relationship you think there should be between the City
Council, City Administrator, Department Heads, and City staff.
7. Describe a decision you made that was not popular, but you felt was the right decision
for the group as a whole.
8. What skills or personal attributes do you have that would differentiate you from the other
candidates?
9. What would say is your biggest weakness when working on a committee or in a group
setting.
10. If you could improve the City of Arden Hills in one significant way, what would it be and
why?
11. As you are aware, City Council meetings are the second and last Monday of each
month, requiring a time commitment of 2 -4 hours per meeting. Councilmember's are
also asked to attend a work session meeting the third Monday of each month and
various other meetings on a routine basis. Would you have any scheduling problems or
conflicts attending evening meetings on a routine basis?
12. Why are you the best person to fill the vacant City Council seat?
CANDIDATE'S NAME:
DATE:
Additional Comments:
ORAL EXAMINATION SUMMARY RATING
City Councilmember
EXAM PANEL MEMBERS:
1. David Grant, Mayor
2. Fran Holmes, Councilmember
3. Ed Werner, Councilmember
4. Brenda Holden, Councilmember
Overall presentation -This is an overall observation of the candidate during the interview
process.
Panelist's reaction to the overall interview-
Attitude
Experience
Presentation
Communication Skills
Organizational Skills
SCORE: TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE (10)
COMMUNICATIONS (1Q)
MOTIVATION (10)
OVERALL IMPRESSION (20)
TOTAL (50)