HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-08-17 Council Work Session 1 MINUTES
OF THE WORK SESSION OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL
HELD AT CITY HALL
AUGUST 17,2010
4:30 P.M.
ROLLCALL Answering rollcall were Members Bennett, Brindle, Housh, Swenson and Mayor Hovland. Staff
present: Ceil Smith, Assistant to the City Manager.
A call was placed to Harry Brull. Mr. Brull reviewed the most recent events in the process of hiring a new City
Manager:
• Four finalists were sent for assessment: candidates 1,2,5,7.
• On August 3, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.candidate 2 called Harry Brull and explained that he was withdrawing
from the process.
• On August 17,2010 at shortly after 4:00 p.m., candidate 1 contacted Harry Brull and announced that
he wished to withdraw from the process.
Mr. Brull continued, noting that two candidates remained in the process that completed the testing and
assessment. He stated both dtd afine job and were above average candidates.
The following steps must be completed in order to hire a new City Manager:
• Decide who is to be invited for an interview with the Council;
• Make an offer, and if not
• Consider alternative strategies for hiring
The Council selected Mr. Dean Lotter and Mr. Scott Neal as the finalists to be interviewed by the City Council
on August 23, 2010. One candidate would be scheduled at 7:00 p.m. and the other at 8:30 p.m. A meeting on
August 24, 2010, at 4:30 p.m.will be held to deliberate the results of the interview
The remainder of the meeting was devoted to the discussion of the prepared interview questions supplied by
Mr. Brull. It was determined that each Council Member would send their selected questions to Cell Smith. Ms.
Smith was to combine the questions selected and forward them to the Mayor. Also the Council Members
decided that they could include questions they wrote themselves.
Mayor Hovland adjourned the meeting at 5:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
ACeilSai—it-hA is nt to the City Manger
Minutes approved by Edina City Council, September 7, 2010.
James B. Hovland, Mayor