06/30/1993 - City Council Special
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MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
EAGAN CITY COUNCIL
Eagan, Minnesota
June 30, 1993
A special City Council meeting was held on Tuesday, June 30, 1993 at 4:00 p.m., In
Conference Rooms A and B of the Eagan Municipal Center Building. The purpose of the meeting was to
consider the candidate pool for the position of Director of Community Development and reduce the
candidates to a manageable number for Interviews ahead of the City Council. Present were Mayor Egan and
City Councilmembers Awada, Masin, and Wachter. Absent was Councilmember Hunter, due to a death In
the family. Also present were Special Consultant Jim Brimeyer of the Brimeyer Group, Administrative Intern
Hanson, Assistant to the City Administrator Duffy, and City Administrator Hedges.
Director of Community Development Selection Process
City Administrator Hedges explained that under data privacy laws, the names of the
candidates for Director of Community Development are protected until the finalists are determined. Once
the finalists are selected, their names become public information.
Consultant Jim Brimeyer stressed the importance of confidentiality on the part of all of those
in attendance and cautioned everyone of the consequences of betraying that confidence. He then outlined
the application and interview process that his firm administered. He explained how the questions explored
the applicants' knowledge, skills, abilities, and accomplishments. With that, he went through each of the
ten preferred candidates, discussing each of their qualifications and highlighting their strengths and
weaknesses. Those attending Interjected with their questions and comments as they occurred.
The discussion resulted in the group agreeing on seven candidates that it wants to schedule
for a preliminary Interview. Councilmember Awada expressed that the interview process should reduce the
pool of candidates to two or three finalists who would then be scheduled for a final Interview.
Discussion ensued around a possible date for the interviews. Consensus was to do four
interviews on July 19 from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. and three Interviews on July 20 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., with a
Special City Council Meeting to follow for discussion regarding the interviews.
City Administrator Hedges suggested providing the interviewees with the opportunity to meet
and get acquainted with the department heads prior to their interviews. The City Council expressed its
support of the Idea.
Fire Department Pumper Unit
City Administrator Hedges stated that it is possible for the Fire Chief to receive delivery of
the new pumper unit in time for it to be in the July 4 Parade if the City Council would authorize a hand-cut
check from the Finance Department in the amount of $116,800 for payment toward the pumper.
Councilmember Wachter moved and Mayor Egan seconded the motion for the Finance Department to hand-
cut a check for the payment of the pumper unit; the motion passed unanimously.
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OTHER BUSINESS
There being no Other Business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:15 P.M.
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