Politics & Government
Hopkins Council Picks Six City Manager Finalists
A comparison of the finalists' work experience
Hopkins has six finalists for its city manager search—including a former Hopkins assistant to the city manager.
Council members on Tuesday each voted on five people they'd like to speak to further. After just one round of voting, the council had a clear consensus on which candidates they'd invite to Hopkins for interviews—all six candidates who received a majority of votes.
The candidates will visit Hopkins on July 7 and 8. They'll go on a tour of the city and interview with various groups. They'll then make a four-minute presentation to the council and interview with the council as a whole before speaking with individual council members.
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In the meantime, search firm Brimeyer Fursman will conduct background checks, including:
- Five reference checks,
- A criminal background check,
- A credit report and
- A credential check to verify candidates' education and work history claims.
Council could choose the city manager right after the interviews or invite select candidates back for further conversations.
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Title Assistant city administrator City administrator City manager City administrator City manager City administrator Organization Chaska Minnetrista Excelsior Falcon Heights St. Anthony Rogers Staff reporting directly to candidate 3 5 department supervisors, 2 consultants 4 5 9 7 department heads plus consultants Total employees in organization 125 full-time, 350 part-time 34 10 8 full-time, 20 volunteer firefighters 115 120+ (including part-time and paid on-call) Time in position February 2009 to present June 2007 to present April 2008 to present June 2006 to present June 1994 to present October 2008 to present Budget responsibility Administer EDA budget, help on annual budgets. Final Authority, provides oversight and general direction to finance officer Overees budget preparation and submits it to the council Prepares annual budgets and presents to the council Prepare annual budgets Prepare and recommend operating and CIP budgets, oversight of 10-year financial management plan Budget amount $10 Million General Fund/$243,000 EDA $4.4 million General Fund $1.9 Million General Fund $1.6 Million General Fund $5 Million General Fund $5 million General Fund Population 24,000 6,296 2,188 5,321 8,226 8,600 Population change during tenure None +62 -205 -250 +500 +1,400
*Hopkins assistant to the city manager from 2001 until 2004.
SOURCE: Brimeyer Fursman
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