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City reports 48 applications for city manager job; 13 qualified and council to continue review in closed session
Summary
Staff told the council the city received 48 applications for the city manager recruitment opened Nov. 24, 2025; after HR screening 13 met minimum qualifications (education/experience). Council directed staff to provide disqualified application lists on request and moved to receive and file the recruitment update; closed session will continue the evaluation process.
Janelle Sampson, director of operations, briefed the council on the nationwide search for a city manager. The recruitment opened Nov. 24, 2025 and closed Dec. 31, 2025; staff received 48 total applications. After two internal HR screening layers and subcommittee review, 13 applications met minimum qualifications (staff reported 35 did not meet minimums: 27 for experience, 6 for both experience and education,…
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