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Council forms screening committee to review 25 city-administrator applications
Summary
Council agreed to form a screening committee of three council members plus department heads to review 25 applicants for city administrator; members debated whether to extend the posting to 60 days and IT director Eric urged early screening so top candidates are not lost.
The council set a screening process for the city administrator search after receiving roughly 25 applications.
Chair recommended a committee made up of three council members and several department heads to review applications, conduct phone screenings and identify candidates for interviews. Greg and Connor volunteered to serve; council member Rhonda (unnamed in transcript) was discussed as a third participant.
Members debated whether to extend the posting beyond the May 5 expiration. Several favored starting with the 25 applicants now; Eric, the IT director, advised that extending the posting could risk losing top candidates who already are pursuing other opportunities. "If you extend, there's a good chance you'll lose some of your top candidates because they're already in other queues," Eric said, urging the committee to begin reviewing the present pool and move forward if quality candidates are identified.
Council discussed using department heads in the screening process and potentially hiring a search firm if the pool proves insufficient; no final hiring decision was made at this meeting.
