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City Commission Special Meeting November 30, 2006 Page 2 5. A!!enda MOTION: Moved by Commissioner Colleen S. Hufford to approve the Agenda for November 30, 2006 as amended. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Jon Miller and carried on a 4 - 0 vote. 6. City Mana!!er Recruitment - Selection of Finalists for On-Site Interviews Mr. Miller stated that the schedule for recruitment of the new City Manager has been expedited. The employment advertisement for the new City Manager was posted on October 12, 2006, with a closing date of November 17,2006 for receipt of applications. He said it was assumed that the City would pay for expenses of the candidate and spouse, i.e. travel/airfare, three nights lodging, a rental car and expenses for food during the interview process. The interview process will begin on Friday morning, December 15, 2006 with the Commission as a group interviewing each candidate separately at a scheduled public hearing and a reception that evening is also scheduled for the Commission, candidates and invited guests. On Saturday Morning, December 16, 2006, a one-on-one interview with each candidate will be scheduled for each Commissioner. There will be scheduled tours for the candidates on Friday and Saturday mornings. A Special Commission will be scheduled for December 18, 2006 for selection of the new City Manager. The starting salary was advertised at a maximum of$140,000. The Standard Employment Agreement of the ICMA will be used as a model for the Employment Contract. The tentative Employment Contract should be ready for approval by the Commission at a subsequent meeting, possibly December 20, 2006. The following resumes for the Semi-Finalists for the City Manager position were presented to the Commission by Mr. Miller as follows: 1. Lester Baird, Sr., County Administrator for Hendry County, Florida; population 39,000; in the position since 1996. 2. Bob Bartolotta, Former City Manager of Jupiter, Florida; population 45,000, retired in 2004 to care for terminally ill wife. Currently living in Savannah, GA where he was Assistant City Manager from 1989 to 2004. 3. Larry Dee~en, City Manager of Deerfield Beach, Florida; population 77,000; he is leaving the Deerfield Beach after having been in the position since 1994. 4. John Erar, Administrative Services Manager for U.S. Probation Office in Minneapolis, MN, been in that position since 2004. Formerly Chief Administrative Officer in Andover, MN; population 30,000 for approximately three years. 5. Mark Glover, President of the Government Performance Network, (GPN) and was Vice President and Director of Research and Development for the Innovation Groups, Inc., a highly respected organization of over 400 leading cities interested in modernizing service delivery to citizens. Currently resides in Temple Terrace, Florida.