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Work Session: Recruitment for City Manager Position
Meeting Date: December 3, 2007 Agenda Item Number: B
Department: Central Services Staff Contact: Alana Holmes
www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5765
ISSUE STATEMENT
This is a work session to discuss the recommendations from the council committee working to address
the issues and processes for the recruitment and hiring of a new city manager. The members of the
committee will present recommendations on a number of items to the full council for further discussion
and eventual agreement.
BACKGROUND
The committee met on November 28, 2007, to review a number of items related to the interview process
including questions for interviews, composition of the interview panels, opportunities for community
involvement and the itineraries for the candidates during the interviews. The committee members
previously met during the summer and early fall to develop recommendations related to the job
description, search criteria and specific content issues. Some of these meetings were with the executive
recruiter hired by the City to conduct this search, Bob Neher of Bennett Yarger Associates.
The deadline for submittal of applications for the position of city manager was Friday, November 23,
2007. The applications for the position will not specifically be reviewed at this meeting; this discussion
is related to the interview procedures and processes.
RELATED CITY POLICIES
This work item relates to the council vision of an effective and accountable municipal government.
COUNCIL OPTIONS
The council may:
Accept the recommendations of the committee; or
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Revise the recommendations of the committee.
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CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION
The City Manager has no recommendation related to this matter.
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SUGGESTED MOTION
This is a work session to discuss the recommendations from the committee, no motion is suggested.
ATTACHMENTS
None.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Staff Contact: Alana Holmes
Telephone: 682-5765
Staff E-Mail: alana.m.holmes@ci.eugene.or.us
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