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City council directs consultant to invite seven finalists and schedules Sept. 11–12 interviews
Summary
The city council voted unanimously to direct its search consultant to invite seven semifinalists for interviews for the city administrator post and set special interview sessions for Sept. 11 and Sept. 12 at 3 p.m.; five candidates had already reached council consensus and two remained under consideration.
The city council voted unanimously to direct its search consultant to invite seven finalists to interview for the city administrator position and scheduled two special interview sessions for Thursday, Sept. 11, and Friday, Sept. 12, both at 3 p.m.
Nate, the council’s search consultant, told the council that seven candidates had been discussed in closed session and that the council had reached consensus on five candidates — numbers 5, 15, 35, 38 and 41 — while candidates 17 and 49 still required further clarification or interviews. Council members discussed whether to bring both of those remaining candidates forward so interview day would reach the council’s target of about six interviews; the group agreed to invite all seven and schedule one interview separately if needed.
A motion to direct Double Hall Solutions to invite candidates numbered 5, 15, 35, 38, 41, 17 and 49 passed after a second from Cox and a roll-call vote in which each council member recorded an affirmative vote. The council also voted, on a separate motion, to schedule two special meetings to hold interviews at 3 p.m. on Sept. 11 and Sept. 12.
Council members flagged two logistical items: one candidate had previously declined an interview in June after taking another job, and members asked staff and the consultant to seek clarification in advance. Councilmembers also discussed splitting interviews across two days to avoid evening fatigue and to allow finalists to meet with staff during daytime hours.
Nate said he would prepare interview packets, sample questions and a draft press release and provide them to the clerk for community notification. He reminded the council that candidate identities would remain confidential at least until candidates accept an interview. The council confirmed it could accommodate a virtual interview for an out-of-town candidate if necessary and agreed the staff would manage AV logistics.
The meeting concluded with no public comments and an adjournment vote.
