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<br />City Council Regular Meeting - 07/24/06 <br />Minutes - Page 25 <br /> <br />Councilmember Maschka opined his preference for Option 4; <br />noting the substantial cost savings and Mr. Miller's capability for <br />doing the job. Councilmember Maschka supported a six month <br />review period as Chris served in an Interim capacity prior to <br />permanent appointment. <br /> <br />Councilmember Pust thanked staff for their useful information; <br />and while supporting Mr. Miller in the City Manager position, <br />she supported providing the community with evidence that the <br />best candidate was found for the job from a more extensive <br />search, even if the end results were the same. Councilmember <br />Pust opined that she strongly disagreed with waiting to proceed <br />with the process until after elections; and that good government <br />was keeping the day-to-day operations flowing and that was an <br />expectation of the citizens of Roseville. Councilmember Pust <br />further opined that she didn't see any need to pay a national <br />search firm; but supported a cost-effective approach, as outlined <br />in Option 2. <br /> <br />Councilmember Ihlan thanked staff for the information provided; <br />opining that she was not ready to rule out other options; but was <br />willing to have staff conduct a national search if that were the <br />option chosen. <br /> <br />Discussion included what was included in the $12,000 projected <br />budget (i.e., advertising, national search including flights, hotel <br />fees, travel fees, City profile development, media splashes to <br />interested candidates, and outside advertisements); and <br />availability of information from other metropolitan communities <br />recently having pursued a City Manager search. <br /> <br />Councilmember Ihlan further opined that, given a 6-8 month <br />search timeline, the final hire timing and concerns about the <br />election year were valid; and while not wanting to wait until after <br />the elections to start work, it was a good argument that the final <br />hiring decision be made after the election with a new Council <br />and possible Mayor in place. Councilmember Ihlan opined her <br />interest in pursuing Option 2, but didn't rule out looking at de- <br />bundled services if the City's needs were met. Councilmember <br />Ihlan opined her desire to have Councilmember Kough's input <br />on setting a salary and reviewing the job description; and <br />