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

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Councilmember Heineman replied he didn’t think two weeks was too short a period of time. Councilmember Musgrove asked how long the City Planner position was posted for. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied she believed it was four or five weeks. Councilmember Musgrove asked how many hits and how many applications did it get. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied she estimated 350 hits and six applicants. Councilmember Musgrove replied that is another reason to have a longer time frame to have people see it in the different sources. Councilmember Woestehoff asked when the six applicants apply, if it was early in the process. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied of the six applicants she thought two or three applied early in the process and the others applied close to the deadline. She stated they were hoping to have a few more applicants if it was extended a few more days, and letting applicants know about the extension, but no more applications came in. Councilmember Woestehoff asked about the Deputy City Administrator position, how long that was open and what the application distribution was. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied she didn’t remember, but thought it was typical to get several at first and more at the end. Councilmember Woestehoff replied that was fair. Administrative Services Director Lasher commented that originally when she was looking at a way to shorten the recruitment period, she didn’t cut down the amount of time the application was open nearly this much but the best she could get it was that the applicant would start on or near June 27, 2022. She stated if the Council’s direction is to extend this eleven days to bring it though March 31, 2022, that is going to get it around the end of June. Councilmember Howell commented she had an idea to work around that. She suggested proposing a start date but for the right candidate, they could start as much as a month later. She asked Administrative Services Director Lasher for feedback. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied absolutely, that is how it would be done. As soon as they have authorization to hire, it could be the next day or as long as they would require. She stated some people at this level may be required to give a 30-day notice. Councilmember Musgrove asked what if it was extended to March 25, 2022, which would give Administrative Services Director Lasher until Thursday March 3, 2022 for posting and then have it open for three weeks instead of the end of the month but it would still allow for more time. City Council Special Work Session / March 1, 2022 Page 9 of 15