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Item #4.4.
MEMORANDUM
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SUBJECT: City Planner Selection Process
Applications for the City Planner position are due by 4:30, Wednesday, June
3. An ad to this effect was in the May 17 and May 24 Star Tribune Sunday
papers and in the May 20 and May 27 Elk River Star News. A timeframe for
the selection of a city planner looks something like the following:
June 4 - 8
June 9
June 9-10
June 11-12
June 15-17
June 18-19
Review and rank apphcants
Determine apphcants to be interviewed
Contact apphcants and set up interviews
Send out interview and rejection letters
Interview 4-6 applicants
Select top two apphcants and invite to the special City
Council meeting on June 29, 1998
If we really pushed the process we could conceivably get the top two
apphcants to the Council on June 22, however, the June 22, City Council
meeting has been canceled. Accordingly, it may be appropriate to have a
special City Council meeting on June 23, but by having Council interviews on
the fifth Monday of the month (June 29), it gives us a httle more flexibility in
the above schedule which is admittedly tight. Once the final two apphcants
are selected we hope to be able to take them on a tour of the city before
interviews with the City Council so that they will have a better
understanding of what Elk River is all about.
It is assumed that the City Council will want at least one Councilmember
involved in the interview process. Staff review of the apphcations will be
conducted mainly by Lori and myself and we will be the two staff members
that participate in the interviews. If the Council decides to add more than
one Council representative to the interview team or a Planning Commission
member to the interview team, then I suggest that we add Terry Maurer to
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sit in so that there is an "odd" number involved in the process.
Councilmembers are more than welcome to review the applications, but you
should note that the information in the applications of the applicants which
are not selected for interviews is confidential and cannot be relayed on to the
public. If the Council is not interested, staff feels more than comfortable
weaving through resumes and determining the most qualified applicants
based on the ranking criteria established. The ranking criteria will include
such issues as education, recent relevant experience, and professional
background.
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