As part of the process to select a new Executive Director of the Utility District, twenty seven (27) candidates originally submitted applications, some withdrew or did not return the inventory assessment evaluation tool leaving 12 candidates remaining in the process.

In an effort to move forward, on April 4, 2017, staff provided each City Council/Board Member with a copy of the resume, or application of the remaining 12 candidates along with their respective responses to an inventory assessment evaluation tool created by the Human Resources Department.  In addition, a Candidate Evaluation Form outlining 10 key performance areas the City Council can use during the evaluation of each candidate.  The evaluation form provided Council with a mechanism to rate each candidate based on a score of 1-10, one (1), being the lowest possible score in a category to a ten (10) being the highest in a category.  The highest possible score overall is 100 points.  Once the candidates have been rated by City Council Members, the top five scores would move continue in the process and participate in the oral interview process.  In the event of a tie among the top five (5) scores, all candidates whose score falls within the top five scores will also participate in the oral interview process. This could extend the total candidates participating in the interview process beyond five.

At the time of this memorandum, the City Council is in the process of completing the evaluation form.  The listing of final scores as rated by Council Members, along with the candidates with the top five (5) top scores will be provided under separate cover as soon as the results are received.  The candidates with the top five (5) scores will be contacted and invited to participate in the interview process.