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. . . City Council Minutes May 9, 2005 Page 7 Mayor Klinzing felt that for #1 if this was important then individuals from inside the City would not be able to apply for this position. Some of the Councilmembers stated that this is only one factor. Councilmember Farber changed his number to agree with the Mayor. Mr. Albrecht stated that not every candidate will have all of these qualifications. This is one of many factors. Councilmember Farber stated he would like to see less importance placed on this qualification. Councilmember Gumphrey was willing to move his score down to 41/2. For item 10, "PK" and "PM" agreed to a score of 6 after the word "public" was removed. For item 13, "PK" agreed to a score of 4. For item 15, "SK" agreed to a score of 5. Mr. Albrecht removed the word "programs" and "PM" agreed to a score of 10. For item 16, Mayor Klinzing again felt this could eliminate some of the internal candidates. It was explained that again this is only one factor. Not every candidate will meet every qualification that everyone wants and we will have to meet in the middle along the way. Mr. Albrecht asked about the salary range. He stated that he would recommend looking at a range of $70,000 to $90,000. Mr. Klaers stated that most of the people we have hired recently have come in at the top of the range and some have taken a pay cut. He stated that we look at being as conservative as possible in setting the starting pay. He stated we will have a comp worth issue coming back to Council in July and he felt the recommendation will be to increase salaries 1.8 to 2 percent without including the building inspectors. Council suggested a pay range of $75,000 to $85,000 for this position. Finance and Administration Services Director Lori Johnson stated that Sathe Executive Search has looked at different cities than the Personnel Committee uses for wage comparisons. The Personnel Committee looks at growth cities similar to ours and comparable in population. She stated that this didn't appear to be a true comparison because we are not comparing the same cities. Mr. Klaers wished to clarify the time frame. He stated that the information on the top ten candidates, remaining nameless, will be given to Council for their review for the June 6 meeting; at the June 20 meeting, Mr. Albrecht will have the names of the top 2 or 3 candidates to be considered; and these top 2 or 3 candidates will be interviewed by Council on June 27 at a Special Meeting. 6. Other Business None