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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 03,2013 Page 37 given a lot of things to accomplish in a short time, and asked that the City Council be respectful of her and her time. Discussion ensued regarding the process; 2006 practice; options for internal can- didates and if there was interest internally in the position without creating an un- fair advantage to them in the broader candidate pool; essay questions for finalists for their responses based on various scenarios that provided their vision or strate- gy; how best to understand the commitment of applicants; changes in policy and practices desired by the City Council for a candidate to enact balanced with their management style and recommendations; and how an internal candidate could be identified and enter into the process. City Attorney Bartholdi cautioned the City Council in their deliberations to avoid any potential for discrimination, and reviewed State Statute regarding hiring pro- cedures, with the concurrence of Ms. Bacon. Mr. Bartholdi noted the need to provide internal and/or external with a non-biased process that included consistent criteria and expectations for all candidates equally, without having excluded any- one beforehand for any subjective reasons. Mr. Bartholdi reminded Coun- cilmembers that the City was a Plan B city, and when a City Manager was hired, he was hired to run the City and the City Council relied on that person to operate the City. Mr. Bartholdi noted the only other option was to consider an organiza- tional structure other than a Plan B city. Ms. Bacon noted that, if the candidate was asked to submit their vision, yet didn't meet minimum requirements of the job description, it would open the City up to a number of public issues, with the City Council having gone outside the scope of their position. Ms. Bacon suggested starting the RFP process, but not awarding the bid, with the City Council able to change its mind throughout the process. Ms. Bacon had in- cluded a draft RFP in the agenda packet (Attachment B); noting that consultants were asked to identify steps and assigned costs for each step. Ms. Bacon advised that this would allow the City Council to select only those services they preferred from a consultant. Using methodology of the Best Value Procurement process, Councilmember Et- ten stated that he would also look for a potential value-added that a consultant could bring to the process, something that would make their firm special or assist the City in a better way based on their expertise. Mayor Roe concurred that it would make sense to do so. Mayor Roe opined that it made sense to take advantage of a consulting firm's manpower and expertise to assist Ms. Bacon. Further discussion included role playing by candidates at the search firm level; uniform City of Roseville application forms that provide consistent criteria for all