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Faribault Office: <br /> 0-; DA 1327 Merrywood Court <br /> Faribault,MN 55021 <br /> David Drown Associates,inc. (612)920-3320x109 I fax:(612)605-2375 <br /> garve.daviddrown.com <br /> www daviddrown.com <br /> September 17, 2015 <br /> Mayor and City Council <br /> City of Pequot Lakes <br /> 4638 County Road 11 <br /> Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 <br /> Dear Mayor and Council Members, <br /> As you know, Mark Casey has turned down the position of City Administrator. <br /> Because of this situation, it is now prudent to examine the other options available <br /> to the City. There are several options available to move forward with the process <br /> and listed below are a list of options which are not presented in any order of <br /> preference. <br /> A. Offer the position to one of the other finalists. <br /> a. The City Council interviewed two other candidates and could decide to <br /> negotiate with one of those individuals. It is presently unknown if <br /> either is still available. <br /> B. Interview other candidates previously rejected. <br /> a. The City Council initially examined a group of eight candidates and <br /> selected four finalists to interview for the position. One of the finalists <br /> withdrew in advance of the interview. The Council could revisit the <br /> other four candidates and determine if interviews with any of them <br /> would be warranted. <br /> C. Put the hiring process on hold and repost the position again in a few months. <br /> a. It is impossible to say what the candidate pool would look like after <br /> waiting several months but that is certainly an option to consider. <br /> D. Hire an Interim Administrator <br /> a. Consider moving forward with an Interim Administrator to help <br /> establish the position and then advertise again in 6-9 months. This <br /> would likely be a part time position and it is not known if interim <br /> candidates are available in the area. <br /> E. Consider hiring an Administrator/Clerk position <br /> a. This was one of the options reviewed by the Council earlier this year. <br /> If this option were considered, the Council could examine internal and <br /> external candidates for the position, however the external candidate <br /> pool would not likely be much different than what was previously seen <br /> with the recent advertisement. <br /> b. An alternative would be to consider promoting Nancy Malecha to the <br /> Administrator/Clerk position. Her finance position could then filled by <br /> promoting the utility billing person and then filling the utility billing <br /> position from outside the organization. <br /> i. If this option were considered, it is suggested that a mentoring <br /> relationship be established with a semi-retired administrator <br />