5.a)2) October 1, 2015 Special MeetingOctober 1, 2015
A Special Meeting of the Scandia City Council was held on the above date for the purpose of
selecting finalists for the City Administrator position. Mayor Randall Simonson called the
meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The following were present: Council members Dan Lee, Bob
Hegland, Chris Ness, Jim Schneider and Mayor Randall Simonson. Staff present: Deputy Clerk
Brenda Eklund.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR RECRUITMENT
Sharon Klumpp, consultant with Waters & Company, provided a summary of the recruitment
process up to this point. Thirty-three applications were received. Thirteen candidates were
asked to submit additional information through a follow-up questionnaire, of which eleven
responded to. Ms. Klumpp provided a listing of the top seven candidates who most strongly met
the qualifications as stated in the job posting. Council members had received copies of these
applications prior to the meeting.
Ms. Klumpp led a review of each candidate. There was consensus on five candidates who
should be contacted and offered interviews. Ms. Klumpp will send out a list of questions to be
used for the interviews for the Council to review. Mayor Simonson recommended the candidates
be asked what they know about Scandia.
The names of the candidates will remain confidential until after their interviews have been
scheduled, when they will be considered finalists for the position.
The Council agreed that interviews will be conducted at two special Council meetings to be held
on Tuesday, October 13 at 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday, October 14 at 6:30 p.m. It was proposed
that deliberations on a hiring offer begin after the final interview.
ADJOURNMENT
Hegland, seconded by Lee, moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried 5-0.
The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Brenda Eklund
Deputy Clerk