Minutes - Council Work Session - 03/01/2022 - Special

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Councilmember Heineman replied he liked that idea and added that there may be a good amount of people who wait until the end to apply because they are trying to figure out their options. He thought people would apply before the deadline, whenever that is set. Councilmember Woestehoff agreed but stated the problem is that on the calendar, there are two weekend days between that so that gives March 27 and March 28, 2022 to schedule interviews. Depending on the number of applicants, it could be a stressful time to schedule the applicants. Councilmember Musgrove suggested the evening of March 23, 2022. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied normally they like to allow through 11:59 p.m. Sunday evenings because if it is closed on a Friday, Staff is not there over the weekend and a lot of time Fridays are busy with other activities. She likes to give ample opportunity for people because most applicants are home over the weekend to complete it. Then Staff can get into in Monday morning. Mayor Kuzma asked if it would be March 27, 2022. Administrative Services Director Lasher confirmed this, or March 20, 2022 but that was discussed as not a good idea. Mayor Kuzma recommended March 27, 2022 as being fair. Councilmember Musgrove asked if that would allow enough time to do first interviews on March 29, 2022. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied no, that would have to be adjusted. Councilmember Musgrove asked if it was closed Wednesday March 23, 2022 that would still give more time on the front end to get it posted, a little more time for people to see it and apply and then still be able to do interviews on March 29, 2022. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied depending on the makeup of the interview panel that is too tight. When it is determined who would want to sit on the panel, those individuals may want to come in and because Staff doesn’t know exactly who Council will want to interview from the applicant pool it takes time to schedule. She stated she couldn’t go from closing the position to interviewing within four days. Mayor Kuzma suggested going to March 27, 2022 and adjusting the timetable to what is needed because this has to be done right. Councilmember Howell referenced the timeline where it says second interviews and the assessment where there is a ten-day window and asked if that is the window during which the work style assessments occur and then answers come back on April 15, 2022 or do the assessments start on April 15, 2022 according to the schedule. City Council Special Work Session / March 1, 2022 Page 10 of 15