City outlines timeline for city manager recruitment, including multiple executive sessions and community introductions

City staff presented a tentative recruitment timeline for the city manager search and recommended a sequence of executive sessions and public introductions. The hiring committee proposed five executive sessions in total, beginning with an executive session after this council meeting to review applications and additional sessions on Aug. 25, Sept. 5 and Sept. 8, with a potential final session Sept. 22 to conclude deliberations. Staff described a plan to hold second interviews and to introduce finalists to staff and the community on Sept. 5, including town tours and a community meeting so candidates could meet city staff and residents. Councilors were asked whether the proposed dates were acceptable; staff emphasized the dates were tentative and dependent on applicant volume and scheduling availability. Council did not take formal action other than agreeing the process and dates were a useful starting point; staff will schedule executive sessions and provide notices consistent with the public meeting law for any closed sessions involving candidate interviews.