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Regular City Council Meeting Thursday,May 16,2013 Page 3 cilmember Laliberte. From her perspective, Councilmember McGehee advised that she would support in-house candidates for the short- or long-term positions, but agreed that there was no harm or limitation to leave those who were very in- terested in the long-term position. Mayor Roe stated that, in his consideration of this situation, he had referenced his past adamant position when appointing a Councilmember to fulfill a vacant term that that appointee not be someone considering a candidacy for the fall elections for Councilmember, avoiding the potential perception of creating an incumbency position. Mayor Roe opined that in a political elected office, that could be a sig- nificant issue. However, in his consideration of an employee hiring situation, Mayor Roe opined that incumbency wasn't an automatic advantage, referencing Finance Director Miller's service to the City in a dual role, including the Interim City Manager in 2006, and his application for the full-time City Manager position, and questioned whether his Interim City Manager status entered into considera- tion at all during the selection process itself. Mayor Roe further opined that he was confident that the system could handle any artificial advantages. Mayor Roe noted that potential City Manager candidates currently serving in similar positions in other communities could also be perceived to have incumbency status. Mayor Roe opined that the City currently had an excellent group of Department Heads and any of them would do an excellent job in this interim role. If any one of them should choose to apply for the permanent City Manager position, and based on their experience and capabilities, Mayor Roe opined that it didn't make sense to preclude the interim candidate from applying for the long-term position. Mayor Roe noted that the City Council may appoint someone for the interim position who wasn't interested in the long-term position; and that overall it was to staff's, the community's, and City Council's benefit to appoint the best person for the in- terim position right now to retain the City's momentum and the path it was cur- rently on. Councilmember McGehee opined that it was to Finance Director Miller's credit that he stayed with the City of Roseville after his 2006 experience as Interim City Manager; and noted that he was the candidate for Interim City Manager this time that declined any interest in the position. Councilmember McGehee expressed her interest in proposing an internal candidate and providing her rationale for se- lecting that internal candidate, based on the breadth of their experience with a large and disparate organization, and having a positive track record with the City Council. Councilmember McGehee stated that, for all intents and purposes, she was looking for someone who already was leading a well-run organization. Mayor Roe sought additional comments from Councilmembers on what they were looking for; and concurred with Councilmember McGehee's comments that any and all of the City's current Department Heads provided excellent requirements and fit the criteria; opining that this spoke well for the quality of the City's staff.