City Council Meeting 3/20/2025

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Introduction of executive search consultant and organization

Review of the executive search process for a new city administrator

Timeline and strategy for the recruitment and selection process

Discussion of job description and position profile requirements

Council feedback on desired attributes for the city administrator

Votes (1)

Approval of the agenda

PassedUnanimous

Moved by Unspecified · Seconded by Unspecified

Notable Quotes (3)

What I want all of you to do as a council and a city staff is we'll bring these people forward and then your job is going to be to to say who best fits our organization.

Mike Hemple
Search ProcessDescribing the final decision-making power of the council.

If we negotiated that in an open forum and you said, 'Okay, we're going to pay this candidate. We're going to offer this, this, and this.' And they declined, but you have a second person you'd like to offer it to, but maybe they don't have the experience or the education, you might not want to offer the same compensation package.

Mike Hemple
Closed Session ProceduresJustification for conducting final contract negotiations in a closed session.

Typically, I look at a 90-day hiring and this is basically five months, so it's a little bit longer. Is there anything in your recommendation that could be shortened?

Council Member
Recruitment TimelineQuestioning the length of the proposed hiring timeline.

People (4)

Frank BoInterim Consultant

Assisting with meeting proceedings and roll call.

Mayor H.Mayor

Presiding over the city council meeting.

CrystalHR Professional/Contractor

Provides management leadership assessments and administers the PXT assessment.

Places Mentioned

City of Now ThenCity of Fairmont, MinnesotaCity of Blue EarthCity of Blooming PrairieOmaha, Nebraska

Events & Meetings (1)

  • March 20, 6:01 PM - City Council Meeting
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