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Home My WebLink About1995 06-05 CCP Special Work Session CITY COUNCIL AGENDA CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER JUNE 5, 1995 7:00 p.m. Special Work Session 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Discuss Appointment of Acting City Manager 4. Discuss Recruitment Process for Selecting New City Manager 5. Discuss Selection of Consultant for Negotiating and Contract Development for New Bargaining Unit 6. Adjournment • . MEMORANDUM TO: Councilmember Kathleen Carmody Councilmember Debra Hilstrom Councilmember Barb Kalligher Councilmember Kristen Mann FROM: Mayor Myrna Kragness -�-- �' - �•+-- �c.,c� DATE: May 30, 1995 SUBJECT: Appointment of Acting City Manager I have talked with Assistant City Manager Nancy Gohman regarding the appointment of an Acting City Manager for the interim period until a new City Manager is selected. Please refer to the enclosed memorandum to me from Nancy. I would like to move on this right away so we can officially appoint an Acting City Manager at the June 12, 1995, City Council meeting. In an effort to expedite this process, I would suggest we meet in Special Session to discuss the appointment of an Acting City Manager on Monday, June 5, 1995, at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The meeting would only include the topic of discussion of appointment of Acting i City Manager, so it would be a relatively short meeting. Please call me with questions or concerns you have regarding this matter. enclosure cc: Gerald G. Splinter Nancy Gohman i MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Myrna Kragness Councilmember Kathleen Carmody Councilmember Debra Hilstrom Councilmember Barb Kalligher Councilmember Kristen Mann FROM: Nancy Gohman, Assistant City Manager DATE: May 31, 1995 SUBJECT: Recruitment Process for Selecting a New City Manager Attached is a letter that I have submitted to recruitment /selection consultants to assist the Council in the process of selecting a new City Manager. I have asked that the attached consultants submit preliminary cost estimates to my office no later than Thursday, June 8, 1995. I then plan to compile the information and forward it to the Council at your regular City Council meeting of June 12, 1995, for discussion. I expect that the preliminary cost estimates we receive will give you some idea in what it will • cost the City to hire a selection consultant for the City Manager process. I will be out of the office until the morning of June 7. If you need any additional information from me, please contact me on or after June 7 or talk to Sharon Knutson directly. Attachments • • MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Myrna Kragness Councilmember Kathleen Carmody Councilmember Debra Hilstrom Councilmember Barb Kalligher Councilmember Kristen Mann FROM: Nancy Gohman, Assistant City Manager v DATE: May 25, 1995 SUBJECT: Recruitment Information I've taken the liberty of compiling a list of consultants who work with Mayor and City Council members to assist in selection of a City Manager. I strongly encourage that the City Council move ahead with recruitment of a City Manager by obtaining proposals for assistance in this area from a professional search firm. In order to assist you in this process, I have sent a letter to the consultants attached, asking for preliminary cost estimates for providing recruiting services for Mayor and City Council • for selection of a new City Manager. I envision a recruiter would first meet with the Mayor and Council Members to help determine important job qualifications, education, skills, abilities, and experience of a City Manager. The second step would be to develop a job description which would include the important factors you are looking for in the position of City Manager. Thirdly, to facilitate in advertising and direct recruiting of professional candidates in the management field. The next step would be to develop the interview screening process that you'd use, and finally to help and facilitate the Council on your final decision of selection of a new City Manager. Once I receive preliminary cost estimates for recruiters /selection firms, I will forward the information to Council for your discussion. One final note. I have attached for your information a copy of the article regarding Brooklyn Park which was in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on Wednesday, May 24, 1995. I am hoping that our City Council sees this as a way of not to do business by promoting our City with bad press. Instead I ask that you work together to try to move forward in a more positive fashion than our neighbor to the north. Remember, our community is now active with the Discover the Center program which promotes our City. As always, if you have questions regarding this matter, please feel free to call me at 569- 3300. • Attachments cc: Gerald G. Splinter File Professional Recruitment /Selection Firms m Brimeyer & Associates Ralph Anderson & Associates �04 Main Street Suite 205 Dallas TX Hopkins, MN 55343 214/956 -7097 612/945 -0246 Fax: 612/945 -0102 Personnel Decisions, Inc. Harry Brull, Vice President/General Manager The Par Group 2000 Plaza VII Tower Paul Reaume 45 S Seventh Street 100 N Waukegan Road, Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55402 -1608 Lake Bluff, IL 60044 708/234 -0005 David M. Griffith & Associates Fax: 708 - 234 - 8309 David M. Griffith Attention: Wesley Maco Jensen Oldani & Cooper 612/292 -9225 Jan Cooper 411 108th Avenue NE, Suite 250 League of Minnesota Cities Bellevue, WA 98004 3490 Lexington Avenue N 206/451 -3938 St. Paul, MN 55126 -8044 612/490 -5600 Labor Relations Associates Karen Olson 7501 Golden Valley Road *olden Valley, MN 55427 612/546 -1470 Fax: 612/546 -1552 Hughes, Perry & Associates PO Box 384 Sea Ranch, CA 95497 707/785 -3083 Fax: 707/785 -3086 s • May 26, 1995 1-- 2— Dear 3 . The Brooklyn Center City Council has recently requested and received a resignation from its City Manager. At this time I am writing you to ask if you are interested in submitting to the City of Brooklyn Center a preliminary cost quote for services in assisting a five - member Mayor and Council in selection of a new City Manager. I envision a consultant would first meet with the Mayor and Council Members to help determine important job qualifications, education, skills, abilities, and experience of the City Manager. The second step would be to build a job description which would include the important factors you are looking for in position of a City Manager. Thirdly, to facilitate in advertising and direct recruiting of professional candidates in the management field with the next step to be development of the interview /screening process, and finally to help facilitate the Council on the final decision and selection of a new City Manager. Please submit me your preliminary price quotes regarding such a process and your interest in working with the City of Brooklyn Center along with several references no later than Thursday, June 8, 1995, to: • Nancy Gohman Assistant City Manager City of Brooklyn Center 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 -2199 If you have any questions regarding this issue, please don't hesitate to contact me at 569 -3300. Sincerely, Nancy Gohman Assistant City Manager Enclosures: Brooklyn Center Community Profile Brooklyn Center Informational Sheet Brooklyn Center Organizational Chart • Mr. Jim Brimeyer Mr. Paul Reume Jan Cooper Jim Brimeyer & Associates The Par Group Jensen Oldani & Cooper 904 Main Street, Suite 205 100 North Waukegan Road, Suite 200 411 108th Avenue NE, Suite 250 W , MN 55343 Lake Bluff, IL 60044 Bellevue, WA 98004 Ms. Karen Olson Hughes, Perry & Associates Ralph Anderson & Associates Labor Relations Associates P. O. Box 384 3860 West Northwest Hwy, Suite 230 7501 Golden Valley Road Sea Ranch, CA 95497 Dallas, TX 75220 Golden Valley, MN 55427 Mr. Harry Brull, Vice President David M. Griffith & Associates League of Minnesota Cities Personnel Decisions, Inc. Attn: Wesley Maco 3490 Lexington Avenue North 2000 Plaza VII Tower 555 Park Street, Suite 408 St. Paul, MN 55126 -8044 45 South Seventh Street St. Paul, MN 55103 Minneapolis, MN 55402 -1608 •