“I think that’s really important information for our community,” replied Pool. Newton said he would check with his team’s attorney before making a decision about the resumes. Pool later asked if Council could simply ask the two finalists to release their resumes voluntarily and was rebuffed by city attorney Anne Morgan, who also noted the legal battle. The city is currently defending itself in a lawsuit filed by the paper over what it contends are violations of state public records laws, even though Council ultimately released the names anyway.Įven on Thursday, shortly after announcing the names of the two finalists, Newton hesitated in response to a request by Council Member Leslie Pool to make public the candidates’ resumes, citing the ongoing litigation with the Statesman. The Austin American-Statesman responded by staking out meetings between the candidates and Council members and eventually revealing the candidates’ names. The city manager search process has been marred by controversy and litigation resulting from Council’s decision, on the advice of Russell Reynolds, to withhold the names of the six candidates picked by the consultant. 18 or 19, said Joya Hayes, who is coordinating the scheduling as head of the city’s Human Resources Department. After that, Council members will have four or five days to consider the interviews and citizen feedback before making a final decision at a public meeting on either Dec. The following morning, Council will conduct final interviews with the candidates in a closed-door executive session. Members of the public are encouraged to attend and give the city feedback on the candidates’ strengths and weaknesses, either via an online survey or paper forms that will be provided at the event.Įach candidate will also be meeting with four different stakeholder groups representing different segments of the municipal workforce: department directors, assistant city managers, employee unions and “affinity groups” that represent African-American, Latino, Asian and LGBTQ city workers.
On Thursday, Stephen Newton of consulting firm Russell Reynolds Associates, which City Council hired to lead the candidate search, recommended that Council choose either Howard Lazarus or Spencer Cronk to be Austin’s top civil servant.Ĭronk and Lazarus will each get an hour to present themselves to the public at the Austin Convention Center next Tuesday, between 7 and 9 p.m. The seemingly interminable search for Austin’s next city manager has finally been winnowed down to two applicants for the job.
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