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University City launches national search for city manager; community forum and online survey planned
Summary
Consultant Lee Shamborski of MGT outlined a national recruitment process for a new University City city manager, scheduling a community forum and an online survey, targeting a resume deadline near March 27 and aiming for a new manager to begin in early July.
University City is launching a national search for its next city manager, a consultant told the City Council on Feb. 9.
Lee Shamborski of MGT told the council he began stakeholder meetings that afternoon and outlined a calendar that includes a community forum at Hea(man) Park at 7 p.m. the next evening, an online survey that Shamborski said would likely post by the end of the next week and stay open for about two weeks, and a target resume-deadline around March 27. Shamborski said the firm will assemble a portfolio of roughly 8–12 candidates for council review, with interviews expected around mid-May and a goal to have a new city manager start in early July.
During council questions, members asked about the survey timeline, forum format, whether the forum would be livestreamed and how other regional vacancies might affect recruitment. Shamborski said the forum will mirror stakeholder conversations and solicit residents’ views on short- and long-term challenges and desired skills. He said staff and employees would also have access to the survey and that the search will emphasize University City’s positive attributes to attract candidates.
The council and Shamborski encouraged public participation in the forum and the forthcoming online survey; the meeting record shows the council will consider candidates after the recruitment and interview schedule is completed.
