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Board agrees on hybrid recruitment plan for next county manager: supervisors to nominate applicants, advisory panel to interview, board makes final pick
Summary
The board approved an in-house recruitment plan in which HR will collect applications, each supervisor may nominate up to three applicants to the review pool, an advisory panel (managers and select elected officials) will perform preliminary interviews and narrow candidates, and the board will conduct final interviews and make the appointment.
The Mohave County Board of Supervisors agreed on a hybrid, in-house recruitment plan for the county manager position at its Sept. 16 meeting, directing staff to advertise the vacancy and to follow a process that combines supervisor input with an advisory panel's preliminary screening.
Key elements of the approved process
- In-house recruitment: The board declined to hire an outside executive search firm. Human Resources will administer the recruitment, post the job and collect applications.
- Supervisor nominations: Each supervisor will be allowed to nominate up to three applicants from the applicant pool; those supervisor-nominated applicants will be included in the review pool sent to the advisory panel.
- Advisory panel screening: A panel…
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