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West Linn Tidings :: City picks manager finalists <br />Page 2 o f 3 <br />"I see the West Linn position as a challenge," he told an interviewing panel, "but there are <br />a lot of great opportunities as well." <br />Jordan said that staff members can affect the city's quality of life in many ways, including <br />building the satisfaction of its residents in their hometown. <br />"A lot of (creating satisfaction) comes down to setting a tone for the city," Jordan said, <br />"creating an expectation for the community as to what this city can provide — things like <br />when the city does a project it's sustainable, beautiful, it's done the right way and it's done <br />on budget. <br />"That creates satisfaction within the community. It also raises the expectations so that the <br />next project is even better. You do the same thing with private develapment, and make <br />sure that private developmentcontributesto the city, adds to the community �- doesn't <br />just take away things." <br />That satisfaction, Jordan said, is measured with community surveys and listening to all <br />facets of the community. <br />Other candidates <br />Additional semifinalistswere John Atkins, Gene Green and Dave Kanner. <br />Atkins has a bachelor's degree in philosophy, and servec� in the military as an officer, <br />before becoming a journalist. He served for seven years as a congressional press <br />secretary in Washington, D.C.; returned to a career in municipal management in <br />Beaverton Currently, he is community services coordinator and interim finance director for <br />the city of West Linn. <br />Green has been the city manager and budget officer for the city of Mofalla for the past <br />seven years, but has been in public managementsince 1979. He has 18 years of service <br />to the city of Anchorage, Alaska, finishing his work in the north country as assistant city <br />manager for three years at Dutch Harbor. <br />Kanner is the deputy county administrator for Jackson County in southern Oregon, with <br />1,100 employees and a$283 million budget. He has served eight years as an <br />administratorwith the city of Wifso�ville, and earlier worked with Metro. He has a <br />bachelor's degree in communications, with graduate work in public administration. <br />+ - <br />:.;,. <br />�,. <br />Share y�ur th�u�ht� & opinions with our editor. <br />(If you don't'include your address and phone number, we will not �e able to publish'your <br />comments. Neither your street address or e-mail address will be published. They are only <br />used for verification purposes.) <br />�ml;�{��';�1�����r��:nlx"��'��r��E�fi����llin�til:lc�f�i��1�������7'�rf��ic�j?��cc.t��'���¢ia�����r���a-- �����?�� <br />