HomeMy WebLinkAbout13.F.1. Council Involvement-Police Chief Selection Process
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CITY OF SHAKOPEE
Memorandum
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Mark McNeill, City Administrator
SUBJECT: Council Involvement-Police Chief Selection Process
DATE: March 17, 2009
Comment:
Introduction:
The City Council is asked give direction as to what involvement it wishes to have in
interviewing the Police Chief Finalist candidates.
Background:
The City advertised for candidates for the position for Police Chief, which is being
caused by the retirement of Dan Hughes. Nineteen applications were received. Because
this hiring is being conducted under Civil Service rules, the Civil Service Commission
will provide an "eligible list of three candidates to the City for further consideration.
Those candidates will participate in management testing by an outside company on
behalf ofthe City, and then some or all will be invited to interview with the City
Administrator and department heads on April 14th.
The City Council is invited to participate in the interviews as well. If the Council wishes
to formally interview the candidates as a body, it should establish a workshop at which to
do that. If that is done, it will be a public meeting. If, on the other hand, individual
councilors wish to meet with the candidates, that could be accommodated on the
afternoon or evening of April 14th, when the other interviews are being performed. It
may be remembered that some members of the Council chose to interview the Fire Chief
candidates individually, and so met separately to do so.
The alternative would be for the Council to simply receive a recommendation from staff
on a single candidate.
The Council should discuss what involvement, if any, it wishes to have with the Police
Chief interviewing process.
Relationship to Visioning:
This supports Goal F: (Housekeeping)
Recommendation:
If the Council wants to interview the finalists for the Police Chief position, I recommend
that it be done similarly to what was done for the Fire Chief position, rather than to
schedule a separate workshop.
Action Required:
The Council should give direction as to what, if any, involvement it wishes to have on the
Police Chief interview process.
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Mark McNeill
City Administrator
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