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4. Recess and Reconvene <br />Mayor Rafferty announced that there was a Regular Council meeting scheduled for 6:30 <br />p.m. this evening and requested a motion to recess the Work Session until immediately <br />following the Regular Meeting. <br />Motion to recess the Work Session at 6:34 p.m., until immediately following the <br />Regular City Council meeting this evening. <br />RESULT: <br />CARRIED [5-0] <br />MOVER: <br />Cavegn <br />SECONDER: <br />Stoesz <br />AYES: <br />Rafferty, Cavegn, Lyden, Ruhland and Stoesz <br />NAYS: <br />None <br />Mayor Rafferty reconvened the Work Session meeting at 7:23 p.m. All members of the <br />Council were present. <br />5. Update and Discussion on City Administrator Position <br />The HR & Communications Manager provided an overview of the City Administrator <br />search process. She provided an overview of the current City Administrator vacancies in <br />Minnesota and the Midwest area. She reviewed the estimated cost to hire an executive <br />search firm. <br />The Interim City Administrator stated that he has been speaking with area professionals <br />and given the competitive market, he anticipates that the recruitment process will be <br />difficult. He stated that with the current slate of projects for the incoming City <br />Administrator a person with significant experience is recommended. He recommended <br />contracting with a search firm given the limited candidate pool and competitive hiring <br />market. <br />Council Consensus <br />It was the consensus of the City Council to move forward with using an executive search <br />firm to facilitate the hiring of the next City Administrator. <br />The FIR & Communications Manager summarized that the next steps are to contact <br />executive search firms for price quotes, contact the individual identified by the Mayor <br />that may have a list of possible candidates, and conduct an updated market study for <br />the salary range of the City Administrator position. <br />The Interim City Administrator stated that three executive search firms would be <br />contacted and provided with the details needed about the process in order to provide a <br />quote. The selected search firm will be provided with any names generated by the <br />individual identified by the Mayor. <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />