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-MAPLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING, NOVEMBER 21, 1985
MINUTES OF MEETING
The Special Meeting convened at 5:00 p.m. at the Maple-
wood City Hall, p
Present:
Mayor and all four Councilmen
City Attorney Donald L. Lais
Councilperson -elect Fran Jueker
Discussion was held relative to the selection of a
new City Manager,
Mr. Lais reported that he had in excess of 100 applicants,
and that at least forty of these applicants were from the State
of Minnesota or had recent managerial governmental experience
in the State of Minnesota and a
/or the metropolitan area.
Thereafter, the Council. discussed this fact and determined
as a group that it preferred that the new manager have recent
experience in municipal government in the State of Minnesota
at the managerial level, and instructed Mr. Lais to inform
all of those who did not have such experience that they would
not be considered any further in the selection process.
Councilman Maida suggestged that the manager should
either have.the following abilities or qualifications:
1. To stimulate employee productivity.
2. To engage in financial planning for the
City, to be knowledgeable on bonding and
bonding procedures, and able to communi-
cate this knowledge effectively to the
Council.
3. To have had negotiating experience and
skills in personnel and labor negotiations.
4. To "speak softly and carry a big stick ",
preferring that the manager not publicly
attack other public officials.
Councilman Norman Anderson indicated the following
requirements:
1. That the City Manager preferably reside
in the City of Maplewood.
2. That the new Manager have at least five
years of experience working in a city in
a managerial or professional capacity.
3. That the Manager be aware that he must
attend meetings of all sorts.
4. That there would be involvement;
that is, stimulate City activities that
are identified as Maplewood activities.
Councilman vw.s!Jjk indicated a strong desire for more
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identification of Maplewood, such as City support for local
industry and commerce.
Councilman Bastian indicated, in addition to the above,
that he would want the Manager to be skilled and knowledgeable
in the intricacies of laws and the
e f orm of government of the
City of Maplewood, together,with an understanding f the statutory
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structure and operative personnel of the Metropolitan Council
the local school district, the County of Ramsey and the State
of Minnesota.
The Mayor and all Council Members concurred in the
above.
Thereafter, each member of the Council, including the
Mayor, were given a packet of eight resume's from applicants
who had Minnesota experience or were currently employed in
professional or managerial positions in governmental agencies
within the State. The Council
then individually went through
each one of its packets and exchanged them, so that the reviewed
all of the resumes, and then in Y
instructed Mr. Lais to select
ten of the most promising resume's to be resubmitted at a s ecial
meeting on December 5, 1985 poses
p of evaluation and
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determination of which of those would be selected for interviews.
The meeting was then concluded.