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Payson staff reviews town manager recruitment brochure and timeline; council refines experience and compensation language
Summary
Council reviewed and gave input on a draft in‑house recruitment brochure and timeline for the town manager search. Staff will finalize materials, advertise in mid‑March, screen in April–May and negotiate offers in late spring; council asked for flexible experience language and guidance on compensation advertising.
Staff presented a draft recruitment brochure and timeline for an in-house search to replace the town manager. The brochure describes the position, organization structure, community profile, desired candidate attributes and a compensation range drawn from a 2024 market survey adjusted by the public-administration employment-cost index.
Council feedback included: allow flexibility in education/experience language (accept experience in an organization of comparable complexity; do not be overly rigid about degree requirements), include private-sector leadership or corporate-executive experience as a comparable background, and clarify the advertised salary/range. Staff proposed listing a hiring range anchored to the town's pay grade midpoint but council asked that applicants state salary expectations and that the hiring range be used for negotiations in executive session when a finalist is chosen.
Timeline: staff proposed finalizing the brochure, advertising mid‑March–early April, screening and interviews in April–May, background/reference checks and offer negotiations May–July, and onboarding in June–August. Council signaled general support for the in-house process and for staff to finalize materials.
What's next: Staff to incorporate council input (flexible experience language, allow corporate-equivalent experience, clarify hiring-range language), finalize the brochure and post the recruitment in mid‑March. Council will evaluate finalists and negotiate compensation in executive session; any contract terms will be negotiated with town legal.
