The Gardner City special search committee voted Dec. 1 to approve a revised job description for the city auditor and directed staff to forward the document to Human Resources to begin recruitment and return applicant materials to the committee.

The change approved was a single wording edit on line 21: a committee member proposed replacing the term "appraising" with "providing performance reviews of employees," and the committee accepted that edit prior to voting. "Providing performance reviews of employees," a committee member (Speaker 2) said when noting the wording change.

A motion to adopt the job description with that edit was recorded as made by Councilor Max and seconded by Councilor Heath. Committee members carried the motion by voice vote; the chair announced, "Motion carries." The document had been included in the meeting packet and posted on the city's website before the meeting.

Committee members clarified the procedural next steps: the job description will go to Human Resources, which will schedule recruitment tasks and return applicant materials to the committee for review. Committee members said they would stay engaged during the HR recruitment process and that the panel plans to develop specific interview questions prior to beginning interviews. One member noted they had asked that applicants not be vetted prior to the committee finalizing those questions.

No formal timeline for posting or interviews was specified during the meeting. A member reported they had not yet verified posting details with Director Morrison.

The committee concluded the item after confirming the next steps for HR and interview preparation.