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Council liaison says city manager search underway; resident calls for open posting and public meet-and-greets
Summary
A resident questioned where the city manager job posting was and whether the Robert Half search firm had widely advertised the position; Councilman Peters, the council liaison to the hiring committee, reported that outreach is underway and said a posting will appear on the city website soon and that the firm has contacted dozens of candidates.
A Watertown resident on March 3 criticized what he described as a lack of transparency in the search for a new city manager and asked whether the search firm Robert Half had advertised the opening broadly. Council members and the council’s liaison reported the search had just begun and described planned outreach and next steps.
Resident concerns: Doug Allen told the council the position had not been posted on the city website, the Municipal League or other typical venues he expected, and…
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