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N. Final action occurs at public meeting o. New manager offered position P. Solicitation of department heads about qualifications desired in new e Manager Q. Solicitation of department heads re: traits preferred and traits to avo i d R. Determine staffing needs--support staff (City staff) for process S. National advertising--timing and minimum requirements, also, confiden- tial report process T. Develop questionnaire for department heads and other staff; also one for interested citizens u. Solicit input from boards and commissions V. _ Decide on a mechanism for input from City staff w. Preliminary screening before finalists are chosen X. Interaction with recruitment organization Y. Develop standard questions and format for interviews z. Give guidelines and minimum requirements to recruiting organization so e they can do preliminary screening to save council time, but leave option open for councilors to see all applications~-will firm pro- actively recruit? AA~ Council training for interview techniques Mr. Murray asked if the criteria for item A had been completed to adver- tise the vacancy, to adopt the hiring procedures, and to provide for public input. Mr. Henry responded that it had not, that prior to adver- tising the question of confidentiality must be decided, the form of posting ~ salary must be stated and the minimum acceptable qualifications, deadline date, and where the applications are to be received needs to be discussed. He stated that the lCMA bull et in woul d provide one free ad with maximum coverage and then subsequent publications of that bulletin would refer back to the original ad. If the ad were to be called in on ,August 1,' it would appear in the August 14 issue of the ICMA bulletin. Ms. Smith asked if the consulting firm listed in the "Steps in Selection Process" referred to Don Murray I s firm. Mr. Murray responded that it did not, and that it would be inappropriate for him. - 7/31/80--4