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Springsted MEMORANDUM T0: Elk River Mayor and City Council FROM: Sharon Klumpp DATE: August 9, 2011 SUBJECT: Search Update Springsted Incorporated 380 Jackson Street, Suite 300 Saint Paul, MN 55101-2887 Tel: 651-223-3000 Fax: 651-223-3002 www.springsted.com We have received 71 applications for the Elk River City Administrator position. Each application has been reviewed in accordance with the minimum requirements and the desired qualifications established in the City Administrator Position Profile. The review criteria included having a master's degree and at least seven years of management experience, organizational leadership skills, a broad understanding of municipal finance and experience increasing organizational efficiency and developing and implementing long range plans. Of the 71 applicants, we are contacting 13 individuals and scheduling screening interviews to build on the information included in their applications. Our first interview is scheduled for today; we project that the interviews will be completed by August 17. Candidate materials will be distributed to the City Council on August 19, a one-week delay from the June 6 project schedule. Proposed dates for the remainder of the project are provided below. Please review these dates at your earliest convenience and let me know if they are acceptable or propose different dates when every member of the City Council will be available. • ~~~`, Cit Council receives 8-10 candidate re orts ~c y t ~, ijfflr j. Au ust 19, 2011 Cit Couhcil selects 4-6 candidates Au ust 22, 2011 Reference checks/back rounds com leted Se tember 2, 2011 Candidate tours/interviews Se tember 8-9, 2011 Candidate second round interviews o tional Se tember 14-15, 2011 Offer made/acce ted Se tember 19 or 26, 2011 Effective start date estimated 30 da notice October 24 or 31, 2011 Public Sector Advisors