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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-06-15 TranscriptionJune 15, 2010 City Council Work Session Council Present: Bailey, Champion, Dickens, Hayek, Mims, Wilburn, Wright Staff Present: Helling, Dilkes, Fosse, Karr Others Present: Higgins, UISG City Manager Search: Page 1 Hayek/ Okay, we've got a fresh draft, uh, of the recruitment profile. Thank you, Regenia, and Marian. Champion/ Yeah, thank you very much! Mims/ I think it looks very good. Champion/ I do too. I read the whole thing! Wright/ This is really polished up beautifully. Bailey/ I didn't really do that much, you guys, but thank you. (several talking) Okay, good. Dickens/ There's a few less words. Bailey/ Yes! But... Champion/ Two, there's two less words. Dickens/ That was accomplished. Champion/ Regenia, I read through it, and I...I think it sounds great. Bailey/ Seems like there was one thing I wanted to (both talking) Champion/ ...putting this together so quickly. Wright/ Yeah, thank you very much for the work (mumbled) Bailey/ I do want to point out some changes that I made, to make sure that I was, uh, sort of...on page 5, under `Strategic Planning' I mention the plans that we have, but I indicated that we don't have a broad strategic plan. I thought that was important because I think that there was, well, some discussion before, and then `Succession Planning' um, I also mentioned a former leadership...formal leadership development, or succession plan. That is to say with internal promotions. I think we've talked about you need a way to bring people, you know, along and that is part of succession planning, but it's distinct. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council work session meeting of June 15, 2010. June 15, 2010 City Council Work Session Page 2 So, those were two, I think, very different changes that I made that I wanted to draw to your attention, just in case...you wanted to strike those. Champion/ I liked it when I read it, and L ..I still like it. Wright/ And we talked about developing a strategic plan (mumbled) Champion/ But we do have plans (mumbled) Bailey/ Cause I sat through the Airport planning. Yeah. So... Wright/ I also very much like your downtown paragraph. Bailey/ Oh! Well, I do like downtown, despite what some people may say. (several talking) And I did put that at the, um, in the economic, kind of the economic development bridge between economic development and culture. So it is moved. And, I talked with Susan today and she, at the Library, when we were at a City of Literature meeting and she believes that we can say that truthfully. It's the busiest in Iowa. Sometimes we vie with Des Moines, but...we can say that honestly. Wright/ The last time I knew it was verified... Bailey/ What? Wright/ Last time I knew that the count was verified we were the busiest. Bailey/ Yeah. I think it goes back and forth. Helling/ A quick question on, uh, job requirements on page 5. Uh, it did have a, uh, a graduate degree in public administration related field preferred, and now it doesn't say preferred. Is that an absolute requirement? Bailey/ I took out preferred because I thought it was confusing. Helling/ That would make it a requirement. Mims/ No, it should be in there. Wright/ Preferred you mean? Mims/ Uh-huh, yeah. Wright/ Yeah, I agree. I... Bailey/ Wait a minute! What are we preferring? A Bachelor's degree or a graduate degree? This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council work session meeting of June 15, 2010. June I5, 2010 City Council Work Session Champion/ A graduate degree. Bailey/ Preferred. Helling/ Right. Wright/ Bachelor's degree from, is required; graduate degree preferred. Bailey/ Is that true? Page 3 Hayek/ I think the odds of us getting an application without a Bachelor's degree is slim to none. (several talking) Wright/ Without a Master's, you mean? Hayek/ Bachelor's. Wright/ Bachelor's is required. Hayek/ No, that's why I don't think we have to worry about preferred applying to Bachelor's. Champion/ No, we're talking about preferred for the graduate degree. Wright/ That's... Hayek/ ...clear that up. Helling/ A common wording would be Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is required, with graduate degree and so on, so forth preferred. Hayek/ Okay. Mims/ That sounds good. Bailey/ But isn't a... Karr/ ...required after Bachelor's then? Wright/ Yes. Hayek/ After university... Champion/ ...minimum job requirements are a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council work session meeting of June 15, 2010. June 15, 2010 City Council Work Session Page 4 Bailey/ And then I took out preferred because I thought it was confusing, and I wasn't sure what we were preferring...because Ithought we...we... Wright/ We could add in there parenthetically Master's degree preferred. (several talking) Bailey/ No, what Dale just said -Bachelor's degree from an accredited college is required. What did you just say? How did you... Helling/ You can put the is required in there after university if you want, um, it...basically the way it's written, it's a requirement unless you stated it as a preference, and that's why I think he had preferred in there...to start with. However you do it, I...I just wanted to clarify whether or not you wanted to absolutely require (both talking) Bailey/ ... MPA or not, or some comparable degree or not. Hayek/ Why don't... Bailey/ That's... Champion/ Well, I don't think it's essential I would think it...you're probably going to...would be nice to have an advanced degree, but...I don't think I...well, I don't know. Bailey/Ithought that...MPA, I mean, that's a Master's degree. Ithought that was pretty standard in the industry. I mean, I'm not making the case for leaving it out. That...I was just asking. Champion/ ... really don't know. I don't know the answer to that. Mims/ I mean, I would think we'd want to put the graduate degree as preferred. It gives us more flexibility. The minute you put in there is required, you might have an incredible candidate that for some reason doesn't have the graduate degree, in...particularly the way this is written in public administration. Bailey/ Okay. Mims/ Um, and then all of a sudden you can't hire `em because... Bailey/ Can we do it the way Dale, um, suggested though because it required, it was unclear when I was editing it, so... Hayek/ Why don't we put after the word university, in parentheses, just in parentheses `required' and then after the word field in parentheses put `preferred.' Bailey/ Uh-huh. Although I will say `strongly prefer' it (mumbled) This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council work session meeting of June 15, 2010. June 15, 2010 City Council Work Session Page 5 Champion/ It already says the minimum job requirements are a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. It already says that that's required. Bailey/ Well, if we stick preferred back in, it'll be as you want it (both talking) Champion/ ...degree preferred. Bailey/ Related field preferred. Correct? (several talking) So just put that back in as it was? Karr/ Okay, so we're back to what that paragraph read (both talking) Bailey/ If that's clear, it wasn't clear to me when I was.. . Wright/ I thought it was clear. Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a graduate degree in public administration or related field preferred. Bailey/ That's fine. Hayek/ That's fine. (several talking) Helling/ That's...that's the way it's most commonly advertised. Hayek/ That's fine. Any other edits to this that people can come up with? Looks good. Are we...are we going to roll with this? Champion/ Uh-huh. (several responding) Hayek/ ...motion or anything. We just give it to you? Okay. (several talking) Bailey/ Have fun! Hayek/ Want to go sign some documents to celebrate your anniversary? (laughter) Okay, we're adjourned. Thanks, everyone! This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council work session meeting of June 15, 2010.