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Eugene council approves recruitment path for city manager, forms committee to vet search firms
Summary
Councilors directed staff to proceed with a national city manager recruitment using full council engagement, with a council committee (president, vice president and volunteers) to handle step 1 (review of RFI responses). The motion passed 8-0 after an initial 7-1 vote was revised.
The Eugene City Council on May 12, 2025, directed staff to proceed with Option 1 for a national city manager recruitment and created a council committee to handle step 1 (review of responses to a request for information), with the full council to approve vendor selection and later recruitment steps. The motion passed after an initial 7-1 vote was revised to 8-0.
Staff noted City Manager Sarah Madai has announced her planned retirement at the end of the calendar year. Mia Carriaga, central services director, told the council the process steps would include identifying and selecting a recruiter through an RFI/RFP consistent with public contracting law, drafting or updating the job description, public engagement during recruitment, screening and…
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