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Placerville council opts for city-led open recruitment with staff support to replace retiring city manager
Summary
Council chose an open recruitment managed by city staff (option 2) to fill the city-manager vacancy after the incumbent's announced retirement; staff estimated advertising costs at $5,000–$7,000 while outside recruiter costs were estimated at $20,000–$30,000 or more.
The Placerville City Council on Jan. 28 instructed staff to pursue an open recruitment for the city manager position using internal staff support and the outgoing city manager rather than hiring an outside executive search firm.
The outgoing city manager presented three options: (1) a full external recruitment using a private search firm (estimated cost $20,000–$30,000…
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