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CITY COUNCIL <br />SPECIAL MEETING STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA ITEM 3A <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Meg Sawyer, Human Resources and Communications Manager <br />MEETING DATE: March 24, 2025 <br />TOPIC: City Administrator Selection of Finalists <br />VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority <br />INTRODUCTION <br />The City Council is being asked to select finalists for the City Administrator position. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City of Lino Lakes has been engaged in a search for a new City Administrator. Pat Melvin, <br />Management Consultant with DDA Human Resources, Inc., has conducted a comprehensive <br />search and presented eight semi-finalist candidates to the City Council. The Council has <br />reviewed video interviews and Work Personality Index results for each semi-finalist, identified <br />by numbers rather than names to maintain the privacy of the candidates. <br />This meeting is to progress to the next phase of the process, which is the selection of finalists <br />and interview planning. This selection will determine who is invited for in -person interviews on <br />Tuesday, April 15th, 2025. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />The City Council is being asked to select four to five finalists from the eight semi-finalists based <br />on the provided materials, approve a policy for reimbursing finalists for reasonable interview - <br />related expenses, and authorize the option for remote interviews, if requested by the <br />candidates. <br />The City Council is also being asked to direct staff to develop a detailed interview day schedule, <br />panel compositions, and logistics plan based on the Council's direction. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />None <br />