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Radford council directs HR to post city manager job, sets April application deadline
Summary
Radford City Council certified its closed session and voted to adopt a job description and hiring timeline for a new city manager, directing Human Resources to post the position with applications due April 7 and a planned July 1 start date.
Radford City Council voted to certify a closed meeting and to adopt a job description and hiring timeline for a new city manager, directing the city’s human resources director to finalize and publish the posting.
The council formally certified that "council did not discuss anything in the closed meeting other than the items for which it was convened," and then approved a motion to adopt the job description and hiring plan. Mayor (name not specified) told the body: "We are moving forward on the hiring of the city manager for Radford," and said the council had "come to a general consensus on a job posting." The council instructed Don Diamond, the director of human resources, to finish the posting and put it out.
Why this matters: The council set a concrete timeline for the search. The posting was to be advertised by the end of the week, with applications accepted through the close of business on April 7. Interviews were projected for late April to early May, and the target start date for the selected candidate is July 1. Those scheduling items establish deadlines for applicants and staff and set expectations for when the city will have a permanent city manager in place.
Council action and staff direction: The council adopted the job position and hiring plan; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The council also directed HR to proceed with advertisement and to move the hiring process forward according to the timeline described. Don Diamond was explicitly named as the staff lead to complete the job posting.
What was not decided and next steps: The council did not name candidates or set interview panels during the meeting. The transcript records staff and council agreement on timeline and delegation to HR; further procedural steps (panel composition, interview format, finalist selection) were not specified in the recorded discussion.
Ending: The administration expects the posting to be live immediately and for staff to return with the results of the application period and proposed interview schedule as the process unfolds.
