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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,January 4,2021 <br /> 2:30 p.m. <br /> 3. DISCUSSION AND GUIDANCE ON FILLING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR <br /> POSITION(INTERIM/LONG TERM)—Continued <br /> Seals noted those questions may come up regardless. <br /> Crosby said they could post something on their own, put a job posting on Linkedln and set a <br /> timeframe; if the City does not have success, they go to a search firm. He does not know if there <br /> was great value in the search firm they hired the last time. <br /> Seals has looked at the League of Minnesota Cities website and was pleasantly surprised at the <br /> amount of resources they had in relation to this topic. She said if people were willing to commit <br /> time to review resumes , get things in front of the Council during work sessions, etcetera(and <br /> she is willing), she thinks they could come to a good solution. <br /> Crosby thinks they should set a time frame on it, whether one or two months, and if they are not <br /> successful at finding a candidate they can hire a search firm. <br /> Seals agreed. <br /> Walsh said if Printup and Seals are willing to spend the time and energy on this, he would not <br /> have any problems spending the first 30 days to see how it ends up. Like anything, he thinks <br /> they will get something right away or they will not get anything and then will need the help of a <br /> recruiter. He would like a good understanding of what Printup and Seals are willing to do in <br /> those first 30 days. <br /> Printup thinks Walsh is right, there will be a lot of hits at first and then it just depends on how <br /> that trickles down. He thinks there will be a lot of applicants as that has been the trend in the <br /> past. If it is a very bumpy ride they will easily know after a month that they will need outside <br /> help. A month goes very, very fast and he thinks that is a safe route. <br /> Crosby is comfortable with 30 days. <br /> Seals asked how they get the job posted. <br /> City Clerk Anna Carlson said they could post it on the League of Minnesota Cities first. <br /> Seals agreed and said she and Printup can come up with a plan to look at résumés. She noted <br /> they could dedicate time at work sessions and could be accountable to the rest of the Council <br /> with what they are hearing, seeing, and who the candidates are. <br /> Johnson asked when the next meeting is. <br /> Page 6 of 10 <br />