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' SENT BY :1612) 337 -3695 3— 4 -98 ; 11 :16 : PDI 20th FLOOR 612 464 4568:# 3/ 3 Mr. Dan Tesch 4 March 1998 Page Two The process described should yield six to eight continuing candidates. These individuals would then be invited to the community to participate in a number of activities: • Interview with Mayor /Council (or representative such as a Search Committee) • Interview with department heads • Interview Panel with employees ♦ Opportunity to tour the community PDI would help design these processes and provide training to the panels so that they yield the maximum amount of information regarding each candidate. These procedures would yield a smaller number of finalist candidates. PDI would then provide additional information regarding each candidate's skills and capabilities through a combination of interviews, tests and inventories, and management simulations. These assessment processes are designed to provide the most predictive information regarding the candidates' "fit" for the position. Candidate performance will be compared against other individuals who have sought the chief executive role in municipal government, as well as others who have occupied key leadership roles in public service and private industry. PDI will also conduct extensive reference checks and conduct on -lint press searches to determine how others view these individuals. Reference checking involves conversations with individuals well beyond the names supplied by the candidate; the press searches provide direct evidence to Mayor /Council of each candidate's public image. The combination of procedures described above will provide a thorough and complete picture of how the next City Administrator will carry out the responsibilities of the position. It can be modified to meet particular wishes. For example, while I do not generally recommend social occasions with candidates (other than lunch during the interview day), this could easily be arranged if you desire it. The desired outcomes of the selection process include: ♦ The selection of a City Administrator who performs according to expectations ♦ A process which gives decision makers a high degree of confidence in their choices • An approach that helps build a team which includes Mayor /Council, Administrator, department heads and line employees ♦ A process which is perceived as credible and fair by all involved Thank you again for your continued interest in PD[. Please let me know if you have specific ideas which can be accommodated in the process. I look forward to working with you and the City of Lino Lakes. Author: HPBrull; Editor: HSUrbanski K :\ Data \PubSec \Ltr &Prop \Proposal \Linol }B.doe