Laserfiche WebLink
would want the decision to be of the Councilmembers involved as to whether a candidate moves <br />forward in the interview process. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman asked if there is an idea of the number of applicants the City could <br />receive. <br /> <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher stated that at the last discussion she estimated that 15 to <br />25 qualified applicants could be received, meaning that the minimum qualifications are met. She <br />stated that to date the City has received six applications that meet the minimum requirements with <br />some applicants located out of state. She referenced the proposed interview process which states <br />that all qualified candidates that meet the minimum requirements would advance to an interview <br />and that is the process she would recommend, unless a huge number of applications are received. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht commented that it would be good to make anyone that applies available <br />for the Council to review. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich commented that if the applications were opened to everyone, <br />information would need to be redacted in order to protect the anonymity of the applicant. <br /> <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher commented that names would need to be redacted along <br />with other items that may be identifiable to members of the public. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman commented that he would agree with the recommendation of staff as <br />to whether an applicant meets the minimum qualifications to move forward to the first round of <br />interviews. He stated that the panel will have three Councilmembers but more than three members <br />of staff and therefore panel consensus could be reached without the support of the Councilmembers <br />involved in the panel. He asked if perhaps the Councilmembers involved in the panel could <br />nominate applicants to the second round if consensus is not supported fully. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich commented that if all three members of the Council agree, they could <br />support an additional candidate moving forward. He stated that at the end of the day, the Council <br />will be the only ones with votes on the final candidate and therefore it makes sense that if the three <br />Councilmembers agree, that candidate could move forward to round two. He stated that generally <br />there tends to be consensus of all involved on the panel. <br /> <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher commented that this takes a lot of time and energy and is <br />a very deserving process for the time. She stated that if the panel feels that seven or eight <br />candidates should move forward to round two, she would support that and feel its worthy of the <br />time. She did not believe that the group should be boxed in to three to six candidates if there is a <br />deep well of people. She noted that sometimes a candidate does very well in the first round of <br />interview but does not do well in the second round, which is very telling. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell stated that she felt that her recommendation would help to support staff <br />explaining why a candidate would be better for the position, which would help her to better <br />understand. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / June 22, 2021 <br />Page 5 of 10 <br /> <br />