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Springfield brings in Jensen Strategies to lead 2025 city manager evaluation using ICMA criteria
Summary
Council introduced Eric Jensen of Jensen Strategies to run the 2025 evaluation of City Manager Nancy Newton using ICMA core criteria; consultant will conduct up to 21 confidential interviews Sept. 15–30, present a draft in executive session Oct. 20 and meet with the manager Nov. 10 for final review and goal‑setting.
The Springfield City Council introduced Jensen Strategies to oversee its 2025 evaluation of City Manager Nancy Newton and agreed to use the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) criteria as the evaluation framework.
Eric Jensen, principal of Jensen Strategies, described the firm as a Portland-based management-consulting practice that works with local governments. "We are a management consulting firm based in Portland. We work almost exclusively with local and state government," Jensen said. He told the council the firm would conduct…
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