05/18/2012 - City Council Special4b� City of Eap Memo
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CITY ADMINISTRATOR HEDGES
DATE: MAY 18, 2012
SUBJECT: SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING / PUBLIC WORKS
DIRECTOR INTERVIEWS —MAY 22,2012,5:30 P.M.
A Special City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 22 at 5:30 p.m.in the
Eagan Room. Dinner will be provided.
The interviews of the three (3) Public Works Director finalists are scheduled to begin at 6
p.m. Per the Council's direction, each interview will be 30 minutes. The following
background information is provided in the enclosed binder for the May 22 meeting:
• May 22, 2012 Special City Council Meeting Agenda —Page
• Interview Schedule for May 22 —Page
• Public Works Director Position Description —Pages through
• Cover letters and resumes of the Public Works Director applicants —Pages
through _
• Interview questions (3 sets) —Pages through
• 2011 -2012 Goals —Page
If you have any questions in advance of the May 22 meeting, please feel free to contact
me.
/s /Thomas L. Hedges
City Administrator
Public Works Director Finalists
Interview Schedule
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Eagan Room
6:00 p.m. John Mazzitello
6:30 p.m. Mark Knoff
7:00 p.m. Russ Matthys
CITY OF EAGAN
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SECOND INTERVIEW QUESTIONS -CITY COUNCIL
MAY 22, 2012
Candidate's Name Interviewed by
Significant Areas of Responsibility
Introduction:
• Can you give us a brief snapshot of your professional background and what makes you interested in
being Eagan's next Director of Public Works?
Leadership:
• 1 understand that in your first interview, you addressed how you would approach filling the shoes of a
Director who successfully served the City for 34 years. For our benefit, can you describe the
approach you would take as a new director, and also comment on your overall leadership style?
Project Management:
• Describe how you have integrated environmentally sustainable or energy efficiency concepts into
existing infrastructure or new projects.
Public Engagement:
• Provide an example from your professional career where you had a particularly positive experience
working with a group of constituents or stakeholders. Conversely, please speak to how you have
handled a past incident in which there was conflict with constituents or stakeholders.
Vision:
Eagan Public Works has been on the forefront of many major initiatives and construction projects
over the years. What opportunities for enhancement do you see for the future?
Closing Questions /Comments:
• Do you have any questions for us, or closing comments that will help us in our hiring decision?
2011 -2012 CITY COUNCIL GOALS
• Preserve Eagan's tax base by properly maintaining public infrastructure and
encouraging maintenance and reinvestment in residential and commercial
properties.
• Maintain the City's long- standing, fiscally - prudent and responsive
budgeting approach while pursuing fiscal independence and self reliance in
long -term budgeting.
• Encourage growth in Eagan's employment and tax base by implementing
leading technologies to support the evolving "infostructure" needs of
residents and businesses, by attracting additional technology /R &D sector
business to Eagan, and by enhancing communication with the community.
• Retain Eagan's healthy, demographic balance for community vitality and
economic well - being.
• Maintain a broad -based and comprehensive commitment to energy
efficiency and environmental sustainability by adopting conservation and
alternative energy strategies pursuing the use of local, non - polluting,
renewable, and recycled resources, while encouraging residents and
businesses to do likewise.
• Continue to encourage civic engagement, volunteerism and community
pride.
• Ensure continuity of organizational culture by anticipating and managing
leadership and staff changes.