09.e2 a Set Special Meetings for Administrator Search
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: January 17, 2023
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Anne Hurlburt, Interim City Administrator
Re: City Administrator Search: Set Special Meetings for Selection of
Finalists and for Interviews
Action Requested:
Set two special meetings related to City Administrator Recruitment:
• Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 5:45 p.m. (prior to regular Council meeting) for selection
of finalists, and
• Thursday, March 2, 2023 OR Friday, March 3 at 8:30 a.m. (all day) for interviews.
Background:
Advertising for the City Administrator position began at the end of December, with an
application deadline of January 31, 2023. The city’s consultant (Charlene Stevens, GovHRusa)
will review and evaluate the applications and recommend possible finalists for Council selection
at the February 21 special meeting. The meeting will take approximately one hour. A 5:45 start
time is recommended to allow enough transition time before the regular meeting. This meeting
will be held in the Heritage Room at the Community Center. This meeting will be open to the
public, but will not be streamed or on Zoom in order to ensure required confidentiality is
maintained.
Interviews will be scheduled for either March 2 or March 3, in the Council Chambers. The
meeting would start at 8:30 with a briefing from the consultants, with the first interview
scheduled no earlier than 9:00 a.m. Time will be built in for lunch and Council deliberation
before ending the day. Some materials will be sent in advance so that the Council can prepare.
Optional parts of the interview process are candidate meetings with staff, and possibly a city
tour. The staff interaction could be structured as a meet and greet, or a more formal conversation
or interview. The timing would be coordinated with the Council interviews so that any input can
be given to the Council for their deliberations. Tours would be given by staff.
I recommend having both staff involvement and a tour; it can provide useful input for both the
city and the candidates. Once we know the number of interviewees, a more detailed schedule for
the interview day will be prepared.
Attachment: Final Recruitment Brochure