Finalists for the Wichita City Manager job will likely be announced in 60 days, according to Bob Slavin’s executive search firm. The firm will select five finalists from a group of 10 to 15 semi-finalists who will be identified over the next month.
"I envision those on the short list will be made public," Slavin said on Wednesday during his first meeting with the City Manager Citizens Committee at City Hall, 455 N. Main.
"We need to protect people so they can stay in the process comfortably."
Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer thanked the committee members for their commitment to the search process. He said they're helping fill a coveted job in a city with a strong economy, a vibrant downtown and a lot of promise. Slavin, who conducted Wichita’s City Manager search in 2004, cited Wichita’s quality of life, saying Wichita is the kind of city people move to and decide to stay.
The Citizens Committee is charged with helping screen candidates. The committee is headed by Misty Bruckner, the Community Outreach Coordinator for Wichita State University’s Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs.
Following are other committee members, appointed by the Wichita City Council: Joe Johnson, Kathy Dittmer, Cindy Claycomb, Austin Kinzle, Frank Bergquist, Ray Frederick, Ben Sciortino, Peter Salmeron, Kevin Myles, Greg Ferris, George Laham, Bill Warren, Wess Galyon, Susan Pompeo and Gwynne Birzer.
The next City Manager will succeed interim City Manager Scott Moore who has served as interim since July 14. The City Manager, who reports to the seven-member Council, oversees 3,100 employees, a $500 million annual budget and a $2.4 billion Capital Improvement Program.
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