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Wheeler council prioritizes city manager recruitment as top item
Summary
At a priorities workshop the Wheeler City Council ranked replacement of the city manager as its top near-term priority and discussed next steps for recruitment and interim staffing tasks.
The Wheeler City Council identified replacing the city manager as its highest immediate priority at a priorities workshop, and council members discussed preparatory steps for a formal recruitment process.
Councilors and staff framed the item as urgent because of upcoming staffing changes and the expected volume of applications; participants said preparatory work (drafting interview questions, recruitment materials and initial screenings) could be done before the formal hiring steps begin.
Council members discussed assigning a primary point person to coordinate recruiting tasks and doing preparatory “grunt work” — drafting interview questions and screening criteria — so the council can devote its meeting time to interviews and final selection. One councilor offered assistance based on prior state-level hiring experience and multiple participants said the League of Oregon Cities resources could be used in the process.
No formal motion or deadline was recorded at the workshop. Councilors noted that the timeline will include staff-level preparations, a likely period for public advertising and then council review and interviews once applications are received.
The council agreed to continue the item on an upcoming agenda and to plan for a full recruitment process that includes outreach, application review and council interview steps.
