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Council and staff outline 60-day plan to hire city administrator and key budget dates
Summary
Staff presented a Gantt-style timeline to deliver the budget and to complete a 60-day city administrator hiring process; the posting, review and interview schedule aims to produce a conditional offer in mid-June with a likely start date in July.
City staff presented a timeline for the budget process and a 60-day plan to post and hire a city administrator following the recent passage of Proposition A. The proposed schedule sets department budget submissions due May 15, a council work session on June 20 to review the draft budget, and a posted job that closes 14 days after the May 21 agenda posting.
Staff walked council through the hiring timeline and said they "are initially gonna go ahead and post the position" after canvassing, beginning a 14-day posting window and allowing council to whittle applicants to 3–5 finalists for interviews in mid-June. Staff described a process of background checks and a planned conditional offer in mid-to-late June so a July start date is possible within the 60-day target.
Council discussed interview procedures, how questions would be developed, and potential special-meeting dates to conduct finalist interviews. Staff emphasized flexibility to adjust the plan to council preferences and said they would return with more detailed posting language and a proposed interview schedule.
