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Parlier council votes not to hire a recruitment firm for city manager search
Summary
After hearing a staff report on vendor cost estimates, the council voted 3–1 not to move forward with hiring a firm to recruit a permanent city manager, leaving the acting city manager in place for now.
Parlier — The Parlier City Council voted not to proceed with hiring an outside recruitment firm to search for a permanent city manager, leaving the current acting city manager in place for the time being.
Assistant City Manager (Speaker 8) told the council she had contacted several firms and that proposals received ranged "from 18,000 to 38,000," describing those firms’ ability to perform full recruitment services. Council members debated whether to spend the funds and whether to proceed; multiple council members expressed reluctance to move forward immediately.
Speaker 9 moved a motion to not proceed and Speaker 232 seconded; Speaker 6 conducted a roll call. Speaker 1 summarized the roll call results and observed that the motion carried with three "no" votes and one "yes," after which the chair said, "So motion carries. We are not moving forward to find a qualified city manager." The recorded discussion shows the council chose not to authorize procurement of external recruitment services at this time.
Why it matters: hiring a permanent city manager is a major personnel decision that affects administrative stability and departmental coordination. The council’s vote pauses the procurement process and leaves the city’s acting chief in the dual role of chief and interim manager.
What happens next: the acting city manager will continue in the role for now. Council members requested further vetting of recruitment procedures and emphasized internal communication and vetting if the recruitment is revived.
