Wilsonville council reviews draft city manager recruitment profile, seeks clearer community outreach

Wilsonville — The City Council on Nov. 12 reviewed a draft city manager recruitment profile prepared by GMP Consultants and pressed staff and the search consultant to ensure local community leaders have meaningful input before the recruitment is posted. Consultant Richard Myers told the council he will present a final draft for adoption at the Nov. 17 regular meeting and recommended opening the recruitment immediately afterward to avoid a January delay; he identified Dec. 29 as a proposed first review date for applications.

Myers summarized the process used to build the draft, saying several interviews remain but the feedback so far largely aligns with the document. "If we don't start the recruitment next week, we will probably strongly be recommending you wait till after January," Myers said, noting that candidates commonly pause job searches during the holidays. He described outreach plans including posting to typical job…