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