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City council special study session
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
June 21, 2021
The meeting convened at 5:35 p.m. in the Community Room at City Hall.
Councilmembers present: Mayor Jake Spano, Tim Brausen, Lynette Dumalag, Rachel Harris,
Larry Kraft, Nadia Mohamed, and Margaret Rog
Councilmembers absent: none
Staff present: Interim Human Resources Officer (Ms. Timpone)
Guests: GovHR Executive Search Consultant (Ms. Stevens)
1. Discussion
Ms. Stevens provided a high-level overview of the city manager process thus far:
GovHR collected data from staff, council and stakeholders and developed a profile for
the city manager vacancy.
Over 70 applications were received and pre-screened by GovHR.
13 candidates were identified for further review by council
Ms. Stevens and Ms. Davis from GovHR presented seven tier one candidates for council
consideration.
Council selected three finalists.
Finalists interviewed on June 4, 2021 with a panel of staff, a panel of community
stakeholders, and participated in a city tour.
Finalists interviewed on June 5 with council.
Council conducted a second round of interviews with finalists the week of June 14.
Council provided unanimous consensus that their top candidate after this thorough process was
Kimberly R. Keller, director of regulatory services for the City of Minneapolis, and directed staff
to extend an employment offer and negotiate terms and conditions of an employment
agreement. Council also noted that the other finalists Mr. Dahl and Ms. Olson were highly
qualified and impressive throughout the process and that it was a difficult decision.
Council requested that staff prepare a detailed and intentional onboarding process for the new
city manager. Council requested contact info for each of the finalists so they could reach out
and thank them for their time and participation.
The meeting adjourned at 5:46 p.m.
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Melissa Kennedy, city clerk Jake Spano, mayor
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