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Item No. 07D Type of Business: CB Meeting Date: October 22, 2007 WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City Administrator Review: _____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mayor and City Council From: Desaree M. Crane, Assistant to the City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution No. 7178 Authorizing to Advertise for the City Administrator Position and Recommending an Outside Consultant for the Hiring Process Meeting Date: October 22, 2007 Background Kurt Ulrich has resigned from the Mounds View Administration Department as City Administrator in September. At the October 1, 2007 Work Session, the Mounds View City Council discussed options for replacement/recruitment for the vacant City Administrator position. The following options below were discussed at this meeting: Replacement/Recruitment Plan The City has several options in filling the City Administrator position: 1. Appoint an employee to the permanent position without an external search or recruitment. Advantages: - This would be the quickest option and could be accomplished within 30 days. Interviews would be conducted by the Council of any interested internal candidates. - The Council and staff have a good working knowledge of any internal candidate. Disadvantages: - Candidate pool is limited to existing staff and benefit of “outside” knowledge brought to the position is limited. 2. External recruitment utilizing City staff to manage the process. Advantages: - This would be the least expensive external option, but because of staff workload would likely take longer than if managed by a consultant (e.g., 60 – 180 days). - Would provide external candidates to weigh against internal candidates.