Troutdale reviews city manager profile, agrees to advertise $170,000–$210,000 salary range

The Troutdale City Council met in a work session April 1 to review a draft position profile and hiring procedures for the city manager recruitment and to set the recruitment timeline. Eric Jensen, principal at Jensen Strategies, walked the council through required qualifications, preferred experience and a list of desired attributes for candidates, and presented a recommended advertising salary range. Council members agreed to raise the advertised salary range to $170,000–$210,000.

The position profile presented by Jensen summarizes minimum qualifications as a bachelor’s degree and at least three years of upper‑level local government management experience, with an option to consider an equivalent combination of education and experience. The preferred qualifications include an advanced degree and about five years of increasingly responsible experience. Jensen said the profile will be used as the primary evaluation tool for rating and…