Specifications include, but are not limited to: • Meeting with the City Council to obtain information regarding the expectations, challenges, requirements and responsibilities of the position. • Meeting with key City employees to obtain information about the City, including demographics, budget, and organization structure. • Development of an administrator profile, community profile, and advertising campaign. • An aggressive direct networking campaign for top talent that may include regional, in-state, local elements as determined during the initial meetings with the City. • Advertisements are to be placed in select appropriate professional publications and on internet bulletin boards. • Thorough screening of applicants, including through face to face or videoconferences of viable candidates. Screening is to include a thorough background, criminal, credit, civil, and media checks to ensure the finalists have a background of the highest integrity. • Creation of a list of quality finalists. • Meeting with the City Council with final recommendations and assistance with the selection process, including attending one round of interviews with finalist candidates.
