50 applicants
June 29th, 2007 by 
Alica
The city has received about 50 applications for the new job of assistant administrator.
The last time we talked about this job on this blog, it appeared as though most folks were for it.
Let’s hope there are some good candidates among the 50 applicants.
According to a recent news story, city administrator Dennis Olson is quoted as saying about 15 applicants have degrees in public administration but lack experience; about 15 have job-related experience. “And some,” he said, “Have never ev en been to a city hall.”
That last part is scary, yes? Presumably, those applicants won’t make the final cut.
About 10 to 12 applicants will get interviews next month. The person hired would start working in six to eight weeks.
So maybe by , say, the time school starts, the new person will be on board.
The recent news story didn’t say what kind of salary range the city is prepared to pay. What do you think an assistant city administrator is worth in a growing town of about 8,000 people?
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July 12th, 2007 at 11:40 am
I would hope that we wouldn’t limit the salary by thinking we’re only a town of 8,000 people. I think this position is needed and soon we will be much larger. It would be nice to pay this person a competitive wage for a town the size of what we’ll be in say, 10 years, so that they will want to stay on and help us through that growth. Paying them too little based on where we are now would be short-sighted and only give them the training and experience they need to go to a bigger city and make more money.