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Council agrees plan to narrow city manager candidates and schedules special executive session
Summary
Council discussed narrowing the applicant pool for city manager, agreed to a committee-based review to reduce candidates to a manageable interview list, and approved a special executive meeting to continue the process.
The City of New Carlisle City Council discussed procedures to narrow applicants for the city manager position and voted to hold a special executive session to advance hiring work.
City Manager recruitment materials were circulated to council members; the manager’s office and council discussed options including splitting members into small committees to narrow applicants, combining recommendations, and then interviewing a final short list. Council members proposed narrowing applications to a top set (commonly five to ten candidates) before formal interviews; several council members said they had already reviewed the candidate materials and had personal shortlists.
Council approved a motion to hold a special meeting with an executive session to discuss employment of a public employee (the city manager search). The special meeting was scheduled for the following Monday evening; council recorded an affirmative vote to authorize the executive session and to proceed with the narrowing process. Several council members suggested an initial internal narrowing (three‑and‑three committee splits) followed by joint discussions to reach consensus on candidates to interview.
Next steps: council will finalize the candidate short list during the special meeting/executive session and staff will prepare public notices and interview logistics, including potential travel and interview expense considerations for out‑of‑area candidates.
