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Community Forum: City Manager Recruitment
Meeting Date: September 17, 2007 Agenda Item Number: A
Department: Central Services Staff Contact: Alana Holmes
www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5765
ISSUE STATEMENT
This is a special forum to allow members of the community the opportunity to offer thoughts and ideas
about the qualifications and profile of candidates for the position of City Manager. It is also an
opportunity to offer suggestions on the job description for the City Manager.
BACKGROUND
A committee of the City Council, comprised of Councilors Ortiz, Pryor, Bettman and Poling and Mayor
Piercy, has recommended that a forum on the issues related to the recruitment and selection of a new
city manager be held. The full City Council accepted this recommendation and set Monday, September
17, 2007, as the date for this forum. The forum is another facet of community involvement and
engagement in the recruitment and selection processes for the position of city manager.
All members of the community are invited to offer comments and thoughts at this forum. In addition,
City Councilors requested that invitations be extended to a number of individuals and representatives
community groups.
This special community forum will be conducted in the same manner as the “Public Forum” at regular
City Council meetings. A three-minute time limit will be placed on each speaker. All persons wishing
to speak are required to sign up in advance of the start of the forum.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Current Position Description for City Manager
B. Recruitment Brochure from 2002 Recruitment Process
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Staff Contact: Alana Holmes
Telephone: 682-5765
Staff E-Mail: alana.m.holmes@ci.eugene.or.us
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