07/31/1980 Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

,. Mr. Hamel asked if the councilors would be going througn all the applica- e tions and if the recruiting firm would go through them. Mayor Keller stated that minimum qualifications would be set and as the applications come in, the recruiting firm eliminates those not qualified. Highly qualified applicants' applications could be distributed to the councilors and this could be a part of the agenda for the first executive session. Ms. Miller noted that she would like the option of seeing all applications. I Mr. Delay indicated that he would like a training session for interviewing since he does not feel the councilors have that experience. Mayor Ke 11 er noted that the recruiting firm representative would talk"with the council- ors regarding the profile of an ideal City Manager. Mr. Delay asked if the firm would do the recruiting as well as the screening. The response was that they could do that. Mr. Henry said that he has proposals from three firms and each of the proposals outlines that firm's process. The recruiting firm would do all screening as well as proactively seeking qualified candidates; and at any time, any councilor could look at the applications. Cindy Wooten, councilor-elect, noted that it has been her understanding in instances like this that the consultants put together a campaign with a brochure and questioned the necessity of independent advertising and whether it should be done on August 1 or not. Mr. Henry noted that the August 1 placement of the ad would be only to let potential applicants know that a position is upcoming. Ms. Wooten then asked if they would be reviewing all the applications. The response was that they woul d. Ms. Smith indicated that she would like to see the consultants from the recruiting firm interview all of the councilors for a profile of the ideal e City Manager and consensus was to have this done. She also noted that she wants the recruitment firm to be told that they should proactively recruit. Ms. Miller stated that she would like to find out more about other cities' experiences. Mr. Delay suggested that perhaps a group of councilors could visit other communities that had just hired a manager and meet with them and bring back a report to the full council. . In regard to what the council wants from the recruiting firm, Ms. Wooten stated that in similar experiences, productive experiences have occurred by visiting the home towns of the finalists. Mr. Hamel stated that that had been done with L-RAPA after a tentative decision was made, but before anyo ne was not i f i ed,. Mayor Keller noted that it should be done in advance of the final selection. Mr. Obie said that the council needs training regarding interviewing techniques. Mr. Henry responded that the recruitment firm could provide that training. Mr. Obie further suggested that he would like to see what a broad spectrum of the community would desire to see in an ideal City Manager and not have that input limited to a public hearing. Mr. Delay noted agreement in using various forums to gain input and suggested that a questionnaire could be devised. Ms. Smith agreed. Mayor Keller asked what would happen if the public profile were different from what the council felt was needed and what the council would do in that instance. Ms. Smith responded that they may not take every suggestion. They could e 7/31/80--5