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Council edits city-administrator profile and asks attorney to review ADA/physical requirements
Summary
Council reviewed and revised the draft city-administrator position profile, removing a jurisdiction name and asking the city attorney to vet physical/ADA-related job-language before the ad is posted; council also discussed finalist-interview format and target dates for virtual finalist interviews.
Members reviewed edits to the draft city-administrator position profile and raised concerns about physical-requirement language that could conflict with federal disability law.
Key changes and concerns: council eliminated a specific jurisdiction reference (Winnebago) from the profile, clarified posting language (meeting tape/YouTube references), and debated whether requirements such as the ability to lift 25 pounds or to hear “without hearing aids” are essential. Several council members argued those physical requirements are not essential functions and should be reviewed by the city attorney to avoid ADA conflicts. The mayor and others asked that any legally problematic language be removed before the recruitment packet is posted.
Selection process: the consultant (Brent) proposed mixing interview panels (council members, department heads and a public group) and scheduling finalist virtual interviews in September; council asked for a simple public/stakeholder participation process rather than adding many interview panels that duplicate questions across groups. Council members and staff asked Brent and the attorney (Brad) to finalize the profile and interview plan and to coordinate the Sept. 10 virtual-interview window for finalists.
Outcome: council directed staff to ask the city attorney to review the profile’s physical/ADA language, approve the recruitment timeline and return with a finalized posting and an interview-panel plan.
