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Lakewood reviews city manager recruitment profile; consultant recommends $240,000–$275,000 salary range
Summary
Councilmembers reviewed a candidate profile prepared by consultant Debbie Terry of GMP, suggested edits and asked staff to add public‑safety and JBLM relationship items before the city launches a national/Wester n U.S. recruitment next week.
Lakewood City Council members reviewed a draft recruitment profile for the city manager position and asked the consultant and staff to add language about public safety, staff development and the city’s relationship with Joint Base Lewis‑McChord before the city launches recruitment.
Debbie Terry, a consultant with GMP, told the council the profile “is a reflection of the things that I’ve heard from talking to many stakeholders, including each of you” and that the document is intended to attract qualified candidates. Terry said the draft recommends a salary range of $240,000 to $275,000 and that the recruitment will be distributed both in hard copy and electronically, concentrating outreach in the Western United States while notifying a national mailing list.
The profile lists priorities the council wants a new manager to address in the first 12 months. Council members…
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