City Council - 03/18/2002 - Special Meeting
APPROVED MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
CITY MANAGER CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS
MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2002 6:30 PM, CITY CENTER
Council Chambers
8080 Mitchell Road
CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Nancy Tyra-Lukens, Councilmembers Sherry Butcher, Ron Case,
David Luse, and Jan Mosman
CITY STAFF: City Manager Carl Jullie, City Attorney Ric Rosow and Recorder Carol Pelzel
I. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor Tyra-Lukens called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
II. OVERVIEW OF SEARCH RESULTS
Harry Brull, Personnel Decisions International, reviewed with the Council appropriate
questions to ask the three finalists. City Attorney Rosow reminded the Council that this
meeting was advertised as City Manager candidate interviews and that formal action on
this item should be taken at the March 19 Council meeting. The Council discussed the
negotiation process once an offer is made. Mayor Tyra-Lukens asked if the Council is
comfortable with she and Councilmember Mosman continuing through the negotiation
process.
III. INTERVIEWS
Council interviewed the three finalists for the City Manager position:
• Michael McGuire, former city manager of Maplewood, current consultant and
interim City Manager of Grand Rapids
• Steve Mielke, City Manager of Hopkins
• Scott Neal, City Administrator for Northfield
IV. WRAP-UP DISCUSSION
The Council discussed the process for determining the most qualified candidate.
Councilmember Luse said he would like to include the city department heads in this
process. Councilmember Case said he deeply respects the opinion of staff but feels that at
this point it is in the Council’s hands. Following discussion, the Council agreed that
Mielke and Neal were the top two candidates. The Council agreed to consider the two
candidates over night and to make a formal motion at the Tuesday, March 19, meeting.
V. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m.