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AGENDA REPORT
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TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Deborah S. Traffenstedt, Assistant City Manager "DgT
DATE: August 30, 2017 (CC Meeting of 916/2017)
SUBJECT: Consider Appointment of a City Council Ad Hoc Committee to Review
Recruitment Services Company Proposals for a City Manager
Recruitment, and Schedule a Special Meeting for September 27 for
Approval of an Agreement and Budget Allocation for Recruitment
Services
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
As the City Council is aware, our City Manager for the past 33 years, Steven Kueny, plans
to retire in 2018, and he has given written notice that his last day of work will be March 2,
2018. Staff is recommending retaining a professional recruitment services company to
help solicit and screen applicants for the City Manager recruitment. We are fortunate that
with the notice Mr. Kueny has provided, we will be able to recruit, interview, and select a
suitable candidate, and have sufficient time for the selected candidate to give notice and
potentially relocate prior to starting employment.
Proposals have already been requested from qualified recruitment services providers, and
the proposals are expected to be received before September 6. The suggestion is that an
Ad Hoc Committee consisting of two members of the City Council should be appointed by
• the Council at the September 6 meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposals and
interviewing a representative from each of the recruitment services companies, and we
anticipate that these interviews can be conducted by a phone or video conference option
prior to September 13. The goal would be for the Ad Hoc Committee to then make a
recommendation for the company to be hired, for consideration on the City Council's
September 20 regular meeting agenda. At that meeting, the Council can approve an
agreement for recruitment services and a budget allocation, appoint a representative of the
recruitment services company to be one of the City's negotiators in connection with the
recruitment process (if these services are included in the scope of work), and make a
designation of other City officials who will serve on the City's negotiating team throughout
the recruitment process. All members of the City Council will have the opportunity to
interview the top candidates for City Manager after the preliminary screening process has
been completed.
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Staff is recommending that the City Council consider the prescheduling of a special City
Council meeting on September 27 at 6:30 p.m. for the purpose of having all members of
the City Council meet with the representative of the selected recruitment services provider
in closed session to discuss recruitment goals and the development of a preferred City
Manager profile, including but not limited to education, experience, and leadership and
management style, to assist with conducting a focused recruitment.
FISCAL IMPACT
There will be a cost for the recruitment services, and the exact cost will be determined prior
to City Council approval of an agreement for the professional recruitment services. The
estimated cost range is approximately $25,000 to $30,000.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
1. Appoint two members of the City Council to an Ad Hoc Committee; and
2. Schedule a Special City Council meeting on September 27, 2017, at 6:30 p.m.
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