Tuesday, February 12, 2013
City seeking a candidate to fill spot left vacant by Bob Downey in April
Cleveland Heights City Council was expected to receive a short list of candidates for the City Manager position at Monday's executive session of council. Community Services Director Susanna Niermann O’Neil has served as interim city manager since Bob Downey's abrupt resignation in April and applied for the permanant position. Novak Counculting Group was contracted late last year to search for a new city manager and was expected to give council a list of five or so candidates to review and interview. "What I really want to find in a candidate is someone that understands, that appreciates and can work with our diversity in our city. But I also want someone who has a vision for the future as far as finances, as far as development, as far as …
Saturday, December 15, 2012
City accepting applications now for person to fill spot vacated in April by Bob Downey
The City of Cleveland Heights is now accepting applications for a new city manager. Community Services Director Susanna Niermann O’Neil has served as interim city manager since Bob Downey's abrupt resignation in April. Interested parties should apply here. The city will review the first round of resumes in mid-January. Cleveland Heights Patch asked Kelley what is he looking for in a candidate. City manager experience? A longtime Cleveland Heights resident? "What I really want to find in a candidate is someone that understands, that appreciates and can work with our diversity in our city. But I also want someone who has a vision for the future as far as finances, as far as development, as far as youth issues, senior issues. I want the whole…
Thursday, June 28, 2012
City Council issued requests for qualifications today and hopes to have a search firm hired by September.
The City of Cleveland Heights wants help conducting its national search for a new city manager. City Council issued requests for qualifications today, June 28, officially launching its search for an executive search firm. “My guess is that, a search like this, if we tried to do it on our own, we’d probably get 50 to 150 applications, and we’d be working on this for months, if not a year or more,” Mayor Ed Kelley said. “We’re looking for an executive search firm to help us through the process.” The search firm hired will be required to assist council with everything from advertising the position to sifting through resumes and will narrow down the candidate field for council. The firm should also help facilitate the final interview process, …
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Friday, April 27, 2012
Council members’ reviews varied greatly — scores ranged from 30 points to 67.5 out of 70.
Mayor Ed Kelley confirmed Tuesday that before former City Manager Bob Downey submitted his resignation, City Council had considered terminating him. Council members indicated that they wanted to “move in a different direction,” needed “new leadership” and “new ideas.” But they did not explain why, and acknowledged his good work at the April 16 City Council meeting, when Vice City Manager Susanna Niermann O'Neil was appointed acting city manager. The city provided Cleveland Heights Patch with Downey’s 2012 City Manager Evaluation on his 2011 performance, prepared for City Council’s April 9 meeting. Members ranked him in 14 different categories, including budget, diversity, communication and infrastructure. The yearly report was divided into…
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Garry Kanter
3:09 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
I don't like anything about the way this city operates. more ›