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MCCALL CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL CALL MEETING
March 7, 19941-
I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL. The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Martens at 4:00 PM March 7, 1993. Colton, Arp, Killen
and Eckhardt answered the roll. The chair declared that a quorum
was present.
II. The Mayor stated that the purpose of the Special Meeting was
to consider applicants for City Manager. Mr. Martens then moved
to assemble as a Committee of the Whole Council. Killen seconded
and the motion carried.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE COUNCIL
The committee discussed setting critical qualification of the
City Manager and then heard a report from City Treasurer
Henderson who had received and categorized the applications.
Category One - Applicants with an MPA and experience as City
Manager, City Administrator or Assistant.
(18 Candidates)
Category Two - Applicants with an MPA and public management
experience other than as City Manager, City
Administrator or Assistant (13 Candidates)
Category Three -Applicants without an MPA but significant
public management experience. (16
Candidates)
Category Four - Applicants without an MPA and with no
significant public management experience.
(81 Candidates)
Category Five - Applicants from the original announcement
who have either declined further
consideration or did not respond to the
revised criteria. (Approximately 95
Candidates)
The committee then discussed the time frame for further
deliberations on City Manager selection and agreed to meet at
4:00 p.m. March 21, 1994 and to tentatively schedule interviews
the week of April 4, 1994 and make a selection by April 15th.
REGULAR SESSION
Martens moved to adopt the following as critical criteria for the
City Manager:
1-Interpersonal and Public Relations Skills
2-A generalist perspective.
3-Department Management Skills
4-Experience with Growth and Comprehensive
Plan development.
5-Intergovernmental Relations Skills
Killen seconded and the motion carried.
Martens moved to direct staff to respond to the 81 Category Four
candidates as well as any Category Three candidates that were not
selected for further consideration, thanking them for their
interest and informing them that they were not among the
finalists as well as to notify the remaining candidates of the
status of their application and the time frame adopted. Arp
seconded and the motion carried.
Colton moved to instruct staff to copy the remaining applications
for the March 10, 1994 regular meeting and that each Council
Member review and compile a "top ten" list for the March 21st
Meeting. Killen seconded and the motion carried.
The Council then reviewed the 16 Category Three candidates and
selected five for further consideration.
The Council discussed confidentiality of the candidates and the
need to keep the process open. It was the consensus of the
Council to keep the process as open as possible but to respect
any applicants request for confidentiality.
At 6:15 P.M. Eckhardt moved to adjourn. Arp seconded and the
motion carried.
ATTEST:
(Low )1 MALI
MAYOR