HomeMy WebLinkAbout2C, City Administrator Recruiter Update AVEN
HILLS
Request for
Council Action .
Prepared By: Sue Iverson,
Acting City Administrator Council Meeting Date: January 25,2010
Finance Director/Treasurer
City Administrator Recruitment Update
Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source:
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Recommendation:
1. None.
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Supporting Documents:
1. Seethe attached memo from Sue Iverson dated January 25, 2010.
EN HILLS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 25, 2010
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Sue Iverson,Acting City Administrator
Finance Director/Treasurer
SUBJECT: City Administrator Recruitment Update
Backiround
The City has hired The Brimeyer Group to conduct its search for a new City
Administrator and has appointed Sue Iverson as the Acting City Administrator in the
interim.
Council Action
The application deadline has been extended to February 15, 2010. As of January 21
2010, the consultant reports that there are over 15 applicants for the position. March 1,
2010 is the tentative date that the consultant would like to meet with the City Council to
present the top ten candidates from which the Council will choose the finalists.
March 261h and 27th have been schedule for interviews. Attache
d is a mock schedule for
the interview/selection process.
City Council Meeting
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City of Arden Hills
City Administrator Interview/Selection Schedule
March 26tn&27tn 2010
Friday,March 26 -
• 3:00 Consultant meets with Candidates at City Hall
• 3:15 Candidates/Spouses tour City and Facilities (tour given by staff)
• 4:30 Reception at City Hall or other public Venue (This is an open house where
members of the public are invited to meet the candidates. Also a chance for staff and
department heads to meet and greet. Council can appear here too if they like)
• 5:30 Council has dinner with Candidates (Candidates spouses/partners are invited)
(Council can also bring spouses/partners) Consultant will rotate candidates around so
everyone will have a chance to mix.
• 7:30 Adjourn for evening
Saturday,March 27
• 8:15 Check-in with Consultant
• 8:30 Council meets individually with candidates (The Mayor and each council member
will be assigned to a room. Each candidate will speak one-on-one with you and then
rotate to another room).
Mayor Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member
ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4 ROOM 5
8:30 Candidate A Candidate B Candidate C Candidate D Candidate E
9:00 Candidate B Candidate C Candidate D Candidate E Candidate A
9:30 Candidate C Candidate D Candidate E Candidate A Candidate B
10:00 Candidate D Candidate E Candidate A Candidate B Candidate C
10:30 Candidate E Candidate A Candidate B Candidate C Candidate D
11:00 Break
• 11:00-11:30 Lunch: Council and Consultant (Candidates on their own)
• 11:45 Full Council Interviews in Council Chambers.
(While council is interview one candidate, the staff can interview another at a separate
location. If the council has Citizens interviewing, they will be conducting another
interview simultaneously in another room. So there will be three interviews going on at
the same time in three different rooms with three different candidates. -
Time Council Staff? Citizens?
11:45 Candidate A Candidate E Candidate D
12:30 Candidate B Candidate A Candidate E
1:15 Candidate C Candidate B Candidate A
2:00 Candidate D Candidate C Candidate B
2:45 Candidate E Candidate D Candidate C
• 3:00 Council Receives De-Brief from other interviews
0 3:30 Council selects choice and authorizes consultant to negotiate.