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Council uses uniform appraisal forms to rank City Administrator applicants; Whitehead top-ranked on every ballot
Summary
Council members used a standardized Candidate Appraisal Form listing 10 questions to rank applicants; City Clerk Lane Gamiotea reported Denise Whitehead received the No.1 ranking on all five council forms, leading to the selection announcement.
The special meeting convened to permit council members to interview four applicants for the City Administrator position using a standardized Candidate Appraisal Form that listed 10 questions and allowed ratings from "outstanding" to "inadequate." HR Generalist Prince distributed each applicant's full application packet and a two-page 'Do's and Don'ts of Interviews' guide before the session. Council members completed appraisal forms and the City Clerk collected them for tallying.
City Clerk Lane Gamiotea reported the tabulation: Denise Whitehead was ranked No. 1 on all five forms; Douglas Baber was ranked No. 2 on three forms and Mark Schneider was ranked No. 2 on one form; one council member (Noel A. Chandler) did not submit a No. 2 selection. After the tallies were announced the council selected Whitehead to be offered the position, and instructed the City Attorney to begin contract negotiations.
