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Commission selects five candidates for public interviews and votes to review confidential applicants in closed session
Summary
Following staff screening of 12 applicants (seven confidential), the commission voted to go into closed session to review confidential candidates and later voted to invite five finalists for public interviews and a community reception before making next-step decisions.
City staff reported 12 applicants for the city administrator position; seven applicants requested confidentiality. Staff recommended gathering feedback in closed session on confidential applicants and obtaining public interviews for recommended finalists.
Commissioner Casselberry moved, and Commissioner Behnke seconded, a motion to enter closed session to discuss confidential applicants; the motion passed on roll call (Schwartz voted no; all other members voted yes). After closed-session review, staff reported five candidates (numbers 2, 5, 9, 10 and 11) had strong support for interviews. Commissioners debated interviewing four vs. five finalists; several members argued for a broader pool and the commission ultimately voted (motion by Commissioner Roberts, second by Commissioner Casselberry) to interview five candidates in public session, with a reception and staff-panel feedback planned before final deliberation on Aug. 18.
Staff said they will contact candidates, prepare a press release with bios and schedule interviews; the commission did not make a final hiring decision at this meeting and reserved authority for subsequent public deliberations and negotiations.
