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rei ---\.) ( ); tit< Item #7.2. River MEMORANDUM FROM: Mayor & City Council Pat Klaers, City Ad~;ator March 8, 1999 TO: DATE: SUBJECT: Liquor Store 'Candidates Update . The city received 52 applications for the liquor store manager position. Rejection letters have been sent to 34 of these candidates and staff has selected nine for interviews. The remaining nine candidates are being "kept on hold" in case the interview team does not find any of the top nine to be acceptable. This seems unlikely considering the quality of the applicants and the number being interviewed, but it is always good to keep a few alternatives available. We are still trying to coordinate interview dates and it is difficult to find two days in a row that are open for Councilmembers Farber and Dietz, Lori Johnson, and I. Currently we are looking at March 16 and 17, however, March 16 has yet to be confirmed by one of our interview team members. The plan is to have interviews with each candidate for about one hour and, additionally, each candidate will have a written test which should take 20-30 minutes. Hopefully the committee will be able to select one candidate for council consideration. We would like for the selected candidate to come and meet the City Council in a somewhat informal setting (a special meeting prior to a regular council meeting), and then have the appointment made during the regular City Council meeting. However, with this number of candidates and interviews it may take the committee a second round of interviews to select the top candidate. Additionally, if the City Council desires to see more than the one top candidate as selected by the interview team, then this should be known in the near future before we get too far along in the process. . 13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425