The vetting process for a new Chief explained
What riles me the most is she has a senior advisor, the COO, Doris Hamilton at the HR department and a bunch of department heads to vet the candidates, but chose to hire an out-of-state assessment consultant at 9,900 dollars to whittle the 21 candidates down to the two. Clearly the Mayor choose not to work with the Council as one would think and spend more money on something she and her staff could accomplish.
Twenty-one people applied for the position, with six selected to go through a vetting process conducted by an outside assessment consultant — Illinois-based Resource Management Associates — at a cost of $9,999, according to Kelly McFalls, the city’s public information officer.
As part of the assessment process, which Spicer called “rigorous,” candidates were asked to participate in three role-playing exercises, two of which reflected the national dialogue about policing sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police last spring.
On Friday, King said Spicer has done little to involve the City Council in the search for a police chief, which he described as typical of the chilly relationship between the Spicer administration and members of the city’s legislative branch.
“I knew she hired a consultant a few months ago, but other than that, I have no idea how she did it,” King said, adding that he briefly spoke with the consultant, who asked what he’d like to see in a new chief. “She never consulted with us at all. It’s just generally the way things have been done. The City Council is not generally consulted on issues. It’s kind of a tired story by now.”
King had not yet read the candidates’ resumes, which were included in a media release announcing the mayor’s selection of the finalists that was also sent to councilors, but said he’s typically predisposed to supporting well-qualified internal candidates.
posted by Jim Pillsbury @ 10:24 AM
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4 Comments:
Curious, is the mayor asking the public for their opinion after this public "interview" or was this just a stage ploy and she has already make her decision?
From the outside looking in, in my opinion, she could care less what we think about anything in Town. This exercise was just for show and a talking point when she runs again.
She does not care what anyone thinks. I think she knows she is a lame duck mayor, so does not care.
I filed a FOIA request with the Mayor's office this week. They may not respond until after they hire Baker.
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