City outlines police-auditor recruitment: community panel, stakeholder interviews, council decides

Carrie Baraldo, interim co-director of the City of Eugene Employee Resource Center, told the Citizen Review Board that the city’s police-auditor recruitment opened in October and closed Jan. 1, and that council has directed an outreach-heavy selection process that includes an initial staff screening, a council review of written applications, screening interviews this week and in-person panels in March for finalists.

Baraldo said the city contracted Bob Murray & Associates to expand outreach to oversight professionals and other networks. She described a three-part in-person interview for finalists: a community “Q&A” panel, a structured internal-stakeholder interview and a council panel. Community panel members will submit written feedback after each candidate interview; that feedback will be provided to council, which has final hiring authority. Baraldo said the city’s recruiter expects the comprehensive background and reference stage…