by Richard Uhlhorn
At Tuesday’s City Workshop, City Council members unanimously moved to authorize Mayor Erin McCardle to finalized and execute a recruitment agreement to search for qualified candidates for the upcoming City Administrator position.
City Administrator Wade Farris told the council that Greg Prothman, GMP Consulting, has revised his proposal to open up the search for a new administrator. Councilwoman Shari Dietrich asked how far the search would extend. Farris replied, “Mostly in Washington and Oregon.”
Originally, GMP Consultants signed an agreement to evaluate Chad Coltman’s expertise and experience to take on the job as Chelan’s new city administrator. Mayor McCardle had proposed that Coltman be promoted to that position, but several council members felt that it was important to extend the search to find the best possible candidate and to find who is out there.
GMP Consultants will advertise, evaluate candidates, and then recommend potential candidates for the position at a cost of $18,000 and reimbursable expenses.
Projected costs for this candidate search includes:
- Website, job boards and other advertising – $1,800 to $2,200;
- Direct mail announcements – $1,200 to $1,500; Consultant travel – IRS rate plus $75 per hour; and
- Background checks of each candidate – approximately $225 each.
The search for additional candidates is in no way a reflection on Coltman’s experience for the position and is still at the top of Mayor McCardle’s choices.
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