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Cedar Falls council approves city administrator recruitment brochure after edits; salary range debated
Summary
Council approved a recruitment brochure for a new city administrator after agreeing to wording changes; members debated the advertised salary range, citing a market study that recommended roughly $220,000–$260,000 with an average benchmark near $230,000.
The Cedar Falls City Council on Jan. 5 approved a recruitment brochure for the city administrator position after asking the city’s consultant to revise language describing the "ideal candidate." Councilors asked that phrasing implying the administrator is an employee and subject to being "hired and fired" be softened and that one sentence about equal treatment of council members be removed.
The adjustments followed concerns raised by Councilor Hawbaker, who said language in the "ideal candidate" section could…
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