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Council hires HR firm to screen city‑administrator applicants; panel to advance nine candidates

Clinton City Council · May 12, 2026
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Summary

Council approved a contract with Total HR Solutions to perform phone screens and background checks in the city‑administrator search; a work group reviewed 38 applications and identified nine candidates to advance, and the hiring committee may reopen the posting if the HR firm recommends it.

The city council voted to contract with Total HR Solutions, a Quad Cities human‑resources firm, to provide hiring support for the city‑administrator search. The contract, presented as an a la carte engagement at $175 an hour with an initial scope of roughly 10 hours, will fund phone screenings and background checks for candidates the hiring committee advances.

Councilmember Obren summarized the work group’s review of…

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