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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 8,2013 Page 14 Stakeholder Group had already completed the majority of that work through the survey pieces used to update the previous profile. At the request of Mayor Roe, Ms. Bacon confirmed that all advertising had been done in-house; and was intended again this time. At the request of Mayor Roe, Ms. Bacon advised that the five (5) final candidates from the 2006 search had been subject to psychological testing by a third party; with in-house and/or search firms typically using the same third party firms for those tests. Ms. Bacon recommended having those tests performed on this round as well, opining that they were very helpful in narrowing the candidate pool for the finalists to determine general characteristics and how a candidate would react in certain situations. In response to Mayor Roe, Ms. Bacon reviewed the typical timeframe for the can- didates to remain unidentified, with the intent to implement the best value process in keeping candidates unknown as long as possible to ensure a fair, consistent, and unprejudiced process. Ms. Bacon advised that this was at the discretion of the City Council; but during the 2006 search, the search firm didn't release names to her until the final ten (10) candidates were identified to allow further review and research for background vetting. Ms. Bacon noted that she could be aware of the identity of the first group of final candidates without the City Council being made aware of their identify if that was their direction; with the City Council asking during the 2006 search that they not be aware of identities until further along in the process. Councilmember Etten noted that the City Council and Stakeholder Group had al- ready completed the majority of the profile; and questioned if that product was complete and sufficient, or if further refinement was needed at the Subcommittee or City Council level for a final product. As a member of the Subcommittee, Councilmember Laliberte responded that the survey had been completed with some,but not all, results compiled. Now that the final firms had been interviewed and their role more clearly defined, Coun- cilmember Laliberte advised that the profile could be refined. Councilmember Laliberte advised that one question not asked of the finalists was whether the firm preferred to do their own version of the profile, or simply fill in the gaps of any outstanding questions they thought were necessary. Councilmember Laliberte suggested that the Stakeholder Group continue to be utilized throughout the process. Mayor Roe stated, from his perspective, that if the City Council moved forward with a search firm, they would probably seek additional input from the Stakehold- er Group in developing a final profile.