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1000 Englewood Pkwy – Council Chambers
Englewood, CO 80110
AGENDA
Special Meeting
Monday, September 10, 2018 ♦ 5:30 PM
Council dinner available at 5:00 p.m.
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Discussion and Action Items
a.
City Manager Selection Process
b. Process to retain an interim City Manager.
c. Process for hiring a new City Manager.
IV. Adjournment
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10 September 2018
City Manager Selection Process
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Discussion Objectives
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•Discuss process for selecting an interim City Manager
•Discuss process for selecting full time City Manager
•Discuss timelines for both processes
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Options for Interim Manager
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1.Hire a management firm to manage the city until a new City Manager is
hired
2.Contract with a recruitment firm to locate an interim manager
3.Work with ICMA Senior Advisor to identify potential candidates
4.Work with CML Executive Director Sam Mamet to identify potential
candidates
5.Have HR advertise for an interim manager
6.Appoint an Acting City Manager from the director’s group
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Possible Elements for Interim City
Manager Profile
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•Not interested in the permanent position
•Proven Public Administration Experience (years?)
•Experience managing similar sized public entities
•Understanding of TABOR
•Immediately available
•Ability to understand and present the 2019 city budget
with appropriate staff support
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City Manager Selection Process
OPTIONS FOR SELECTION OF PERMANENT CITY MANAGER
1.Hire an executive search firm to run a national search
2.Instruct HR to run the search
3.Do a combination of options
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Executive Search Firm Options
•Search cost for the City Attorney was $27,000
•Potential Search Firms:
•Strategic Government Resources
•Peckham & McKenney
•Novak Consulting Group
•Slavin Management Consultants (Used previously)
•KRW Associates (Possible Conflict)
•Others?
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Questions?
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Appendix
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City Manager Appointment and Qualifications
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•Article VII, Section 49 Englewood Home Rule Charter
“The Council shall appoint and fix the salary of the
City Manager who shall be the chief executive officer
and head of the administrative branch of the City
Government. He shall be selected on the basis of
administrative and executive qualifications. During
his tenure in office, the City Manager shall reside
within the City of Englewood. No Councilman shall
be appointed City Manager during the term for which
he shall have been elected”Page 10 of 14
City Manager Power and Duties
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Article VII Section 52 Englewood Home Rule Charter
The City Manager shall:
(a)Be responsible for enforcement of the laws and ordinances of the City;
(b) Appoint, suspend, transfer and remove City employees unless otherwise
provided;
(c) Make appointments based upon merit and fitness;
(d) Prepare budgets annually and submit them to the Council and be
responsible for their administration after adoption;
(e) Prepare and submit to the Council, as of the end of the fiscal year, a
complete report on finances and administrative activities of the City for the
preceding year, and, upon request of the Council make written or verbal
reports concerning the affairs of the City under his supervision;Page 11 of 14
City Manager Power and Duties
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City Manager Duties,continued
(f) Keep the Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of
the City, and make such recommendations to the Council for adoption as
he may deem necessary or expedient;
(g) Exercise supervision and control over all executive and administrative
departments, including the authority, with prior approval of Council by
ordinance to establish, consolidate, or abolish administrative departments;
(h) Enforce all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the City or its
inhabitants in any contract or public utility franchise, and, upon knowledge
of any violation thereof, report the same to the Council for such action and
proceedings as may be necessary to enforce the same;
(i)Participate in discussions with the Council in an advisory capacity;Page 12 of 14
City Manager Power and Duties
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City Manager Duties,continued
(j) Inform the public concerning plans and activities of Council and of the
City Administration;
(k) Establish a system of accounting and auditing for the City to conform
with the Uniform System of Municipal Accounting and Auditing; show that
legal provisions have been complied with and reflect the financial condition
and financial operation of the City; establish cost accounting systems
whenever practicable;
(l) Be responsible for engineering, architectural, maintenance, construction,
and work equipment services required by the City except those assigned to
other departments by this Charter;Page 13 of 14
City Manager Power and Duties
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City Manager Duties,continued
(m) Provide, upon action by Council, for the development and
maintenance of airports, services and facilities for air transportation; and
may cooperate with other public authorities, private corporations or
individuals in or outside the City in furthering the above outlined function;
(n) Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or
required of him by the Council and not inconsistent with this Charter.Page 14 of 14