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Recruitment Guidelines for Selecting a Local Government Administrator

January 2012

Recruitment Guidelines for Selecting a Local Government Administrator

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Preface

This Recruitment Guidelines for Selecting a Local Government Administrator was first published just over ten years ago. While a lot has changed in ten years, the basic process for selecting a chief administrator1 has remained substantially the same. It still requires careful planning, astute evaluation of candidates, and a clear understanding of the relationship between the governing body2 and the chief administrator. In this edition, however, new focus has been given to the ICMA Code of Ethics--the foundation of the local government management profession-- and the emergence of the Voluntary Credentialed Manager program.

The Task Force on Recruitment Guidelines was formed in Fall 2010 and consisted of a very diverse group of ICMA members (many of whom have served on the ICMA Executive Board), Range Riders (former local government practitioners), younger members of the local government management profession, and representatives from executive search firms. From its only face-to-face meeting at the 2010 ICMA Conference in San Jos?, this Task Force embraced the challenge of updating the guidelines. Over the next several months, we formed work groups to focus on three key elements of the process: recruitment, selection, and negotiation. After countless conference calls and emails, the new and improved Recruitment Guidelines for Selecting a Local Government Administrator emerged.

The Task Force consisted of the following ICMA members:

Jane Bais-DiSessa City Manager Berkley, Michigan

Bill Baldridge Executive Search Committee Former City Manager Michigan Municipal League

Troy Brown Assistant City Manager Livermore, California

Garry Brumback Town Manager Southington, Connecticut

Charlie Bush City Administrator Prosser, Washington

Mike Casey Partner Management Partners, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio

Tony Dahlerbruch City Manager Rolling Hills, California

Ed Daley City Manager Hopewell, Virginia

Tim Ernster City Manager Sedona, Arizona

Tom Fountaine Borough Manager State College, Pennsylvania

1 Chief administrator refers to a manager, administrator, or executive of a local government.

2 Governing body refers to the elected officers of a town, village, borough, township, city, county, or a legally constituted council of governments.

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