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Council forms ad hoc group to design city‑manager recruitment and considers hiring a national executive search firm
Summary
The council directed staff to begin a recruitment process for a permanent city manager and voted to form an ad hoc subcommittee to draft a transparent process for selecting and (if needed) engaging an executive search firm, with typical firm costs estimated at $25,000–$60,000.
Human Resources Director Lydia Flores Hernandez told the council that the city has two main options to fill the permanent city‑manager post: an internally managed recruitment led by HR or a contracted executive search firm. Staff outlined a typical timeline of three to six months for a full search and estimated fees between $25,000 and $60,000 depending…
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