Comments by trehgr

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Posted on February 6 at 9:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)

No; and please no one from his staff. In other posts, several names have been suggested and while they are good people, they are not City Manager material. In order for a community to be progressive, you need new ideas, new perspectives, and new people. There are several ways to accomplish this; however one of the best ways is to bring in new people who have a different set of experiences. Otherwise, the response you hear is "we've always done it this way," which doesn't do any of us any good.

If I were on the selection committee (which, why not have a community member be involved in the process) I would look for the following:
a highly educated individual with a degree in Public Administration
proven track record in a community at least 50,000 pop or higher
accomplishments including attracting and retaining businesses / diversifying the economy
values community involvement and has an 'open door policy' with residents
fiscally responsible; proven track record in securing other funding aside from taxes (ie grants, public private partnerships, etc)
a true leader, with examples and references checks on specific examples of being a leader
a visionary

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