09-30-2024 City Council PacketMonday, September 30, 2024
City Council
5:00 PM
Elk River City Hall
Special Meeting
Agenda
Upper Town Conference Room
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. POLICE CHIEF CANDIDATE INTERVIEW
2.1 Police Chief Candidate Interview
3. MOTION TO ADJOURN
Request for Action
To Item Number
City Council 2.1
Meeting Date Prepared By
September 30, 2024 Lauren Wipper, Human Resources Manager
Item Description Reviewed by
Police Chief Candidate Interview Cal Portner
Tina Allard
Action Requested
Background/Discussion
MGT Consulting/GovHR brought 7 candidates to us for initial review. City Administrator Cal Portner and I
reviewed the application materials and chose six candidates for interviews.
The first round of interviews was held on September 11, with one candidate being interviewed on September
13. These interviews consisted of three panels, each with a different set of questions. One interview panel
was made up of department directors, one was made up of police department employees, and one was made
up of senior leadership from other communities or city partnerships. Following the first round, we arranged
for Leadership and Management Assessments through Faul Psychological for four candidates. We invited them
back for a second interview with the city administrator, ERMU GM, and department directors. Second
interviews were held on September 18.
Following interviews, Leadership and Management Assessment, and backgrounding by MGT/GovHR we
recommend David Kuhnly for your consideration. Deputy Chief Kuhnly served 20 years with the Golden
Valley Police Department. He started as a Community Service Officer and moved up the ranks, serving in
both the patrol and investigations divisions of the department. He was a member of West Metro SWAT and a
Field Training and Use of Force Sergeant. He served as the Police Commander his final four years in Golden
Valley. In April 2022, he became the Deputy Director of Public Safety/ Deputy Chief of Police for the
Plymouth Police Department.
Financial Impact
NA
Mission/Policy/Goal
The Elk River Mission
Attachments
None
The Elk River Vision
A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community
engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity