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Special Called Meeting on City Manager Recruitment – June 1, 2026

City Council & Urban Redevelopment Agency — Monday, June 1, 2026
BodyNorcross, Georgia
SessionCity Council & Urban Redevelopment Agency
DateMonday, June 1, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

1:17

So we're just going to go through the uh special guys and other things and I work on the while to see

Unassigned speaker

1:31

working on things go which would be true for you guys.

Unassigned speaker

1:38

The

Speaker 1

1:39

public is how they have the application company.

1:45

So through the team is uh trying to be five and then we'll get a down here now.

2:10

Sometimes we will case the number of types of shells until that moving on to the next point.

2:24

Uh building coverage process as the private person because we uh move through this

Unassigned speaker

2:41

uh

Speaker 1

2:45

focusing on the system why do you need to be cool now?

2:52

Uh we put the very light on the works on our social media.

2:58

It's got some uh traction already working that you can uh see my account by uh we're hoping to uh make this advertisement go why typically we do 30 day uh eight to run for 30 days uh we have the uh surge and the wall server at the end as well, so we'll see a little more late person now.

3:40

I mean we're quite working very uh we screen uh we screen this function recreate and should get them over to myself and uh it's really cool with the meeting these and awareness and make sure we can get an eye on it for the tools that they can find open slides and we'll make sure we see how the off of 30 days and each deadline has been closed until I say try to push it past the open as a number of people that have been uh you begin on the new process formally the uh manager will set up the tab, and that will also be the large review for those.

Unassigned speaker

5:00

Typically we can do review around the the uh maybe can be remote 10 different candidates in Zoom and stack those candidates for you what's called the candidate portfolio, which would break down uh interview notes to be uh group resume, third cover letters, and we'll do an initial background check up the one.

Speaker 1

5:17

It'll be the social media check, your internet checks, and those things and talk to some of those things well.

5:23

For example, uh we we had a candidate that we found on the social media for a while for the uh flying distress on the social media protocol that's not making sure we carry that stuff out before it comes back to you.

5:41

They might try to avoid all the whole football to try to take care of that stuff before we'll be bringing this case to be this portfolio.

5:50

During that conversation, I mean back on site on that day.

5:53

We have proposed that is July.

5:56

Is that what we're gonna do is the calendar being back on site?

6:02

Well, it's not even that's gonna be that will be uh we will actually uh say for example the 16th semifinals we will have sent to all six for the semifinals that meeting stuff to counter

Unassigned speaker

6:26

go

Speaker 1

6:26

through all those different semi-file that's the frozen on, and you'll that meeting there, that's you can decide if you're we don't type it in a very critical point.

Unassigned speaker

6:47

Well you

Speaker 1

6:48

give me a date and I'll be more than one.

6:50

I always would prefer that you do it one day.

6:57

What about it?

6:58

What about the first and then after?

7:01

I just tried to take a date that you guys can.

7:11

Um I'll be doing it by zooming.

7:14

Um, but uh good decisions we make so that will definitely so it's only what do you have a time you like to do on

Unassigned speaker

7:37

time

Speaker 1

7:39

before launch for that kind of

Unassigned speaker

7:50

people as

Speaker 1

8:05

far as the same first time public?

8:27

Uh uh

Unassigned speaker

8:28

just

Speaker 1

8:29

let it know the time.

Unassigned speaker

8:40

And

Speaker 1

8:41

so that that's a July 27 will notify the candidates proceeding the process, and then we will actually get that time when you do uh into the pullback project, or just the sessions to the reference checks and get all that going on the band side of the math.

8:58

And so we do have in here July 30th and 31st and being one second reading this.

9:05

That would be for you guys, that would be all afternoon sessions.

9:08

That'll be basically the start around eight about five years.

9:16

I believe the year was in third.

9:20

Yeah, that'd be that's how we date.

9:22

So I would review that probably something that's new to third and fourth.

9:30

For me, the third next third.

Unassigned speaker

9:35

We

Speaker 1

9:35

can do it all in one day.

9:38

We have to do it too.

9:40

We can do our the way we do our process, we can three candidates in one day.

9:45

So we bring in three one day, bring in four.

9:54

We won't know yet.

Unassigned speaker

10:00

Well, I mean uh I we yeah, we don't have we won't know we don't know what uh things that kind of depend on the so if you could block off the app so it's not used to five third candidates at all.

Unassigned speaker

10:29

So

Speaker 1

10:31

the third could have a bridge

Unassigned speaker

10:35

that's

Speaker 1

10:35

all there to be aware.

10:37

Oh, there's a light light and then to all the media called these.

10:42

So the one thing is the major as a multiple system.

11:03

On the other hand, you said that you also have

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Summary of Proceedings

Special Called Meeting on City Manager Recruitment – June 1, 2026

The Norcross Mayor and Council held a special called meeting on June 1, 2026, to kick off the process for recruiting a new City Manager. The meeting was closed to public comment and focused on discussing the search process with Mr. Arndt of Arndt Municipal Support Inc.

Discussion Items

  • Mr. Arndt presented a proposed recruitment timeline, including a 30-day advertisement period, candidate screening, and initial background checks (including social media and internet checks).
  • The council discussed the scheduling of semifinal and final interviews. Proposed dates included July 27 for notifying candidates, with final interviews tentatively set for July 30 and 31, possibly all in one day or spread over two days.
  • The group reviewed the candidate portfolio process, which would include interview notes, resumes, and cover letters for the council’s review.
  • Council members discussed compensation and benefits for the new City Manager, including vacation leave carryover policies, relocation expenses, and whether to include a relocation clause in the contract. There was debate about the standard for leave carryover and whether to allow more than typical limits.
  • Mr. Arndt suggested conducting interviews via Zoom and recommended that the council finalize a set of interview questions. He also noted that the council could use a survey from the Georgia Municipal Association to guide the process.
  • The council considered advertising options, including the Georgia Municipal Association’s expensive advertising and targeted social media ads to attract a diverse pool of candidates.
  • The discussion also covered travel expenses for candidates, with the council indicating they typically do not fund travel for first interviews but may for finalists.

Key Outcomes

  • The council agreed to move forward with the proposed timeline, with the understanding that specific dates would be confirmed after the meeting.
  • The council directed Mr. Arndt to prepare a draft interview question set and to finalize the advertisement and candidate screening process.
  • No formal votes were taken; the meeting was informational and preparatory. The council will reconvene to review the candidate portfolio and conduct interviews as scheduled.

Meeting Transcript

So we're just going to go through the uh special guys and other things and I work on the while to see working on things go which would be true for you guys. The public is how they have the application company. So through the team is uh trying to be five and then we'll get a down here now. Sometimes we will case the number of types of shells until that moving on to the next point. Uh building coverage process as the private person because we uh move through this uh focusing on the system why do you need to be cool now? Uh we put the very light on the works on our social media. It's got some uh traction already working that you can uh see my account by uh we're hoping to uh make this advertisement go why typically we do 30 day uh eight to run for 30 days uh we have the uh surge and the wall server at the end as well, so we'll see a little more late person now. I mean we're quite working very uh we screen uh we screen this function recreate and should get them over to myself and uh it's really cool with the meeting these and awareness and make sure we can get an eye on it for the tools that they can find open slides and we'll make sure we see how the off of 30 days and each deadline has been closed until I say try to push it past the open as a number of people that have been uh you begin on the new process formally the uh manager will set up the tab, and that will also be the large review for those. Typically we can do review around the the uh maybe can be remote 10 different candidates in Zoom and stack those candidates for you what's called the candidate portfolio, which would break down uh interview notes to be uh group resume, third cover letters, and we'll do an initial background check up the one. It'll be the social media check, your internet checks, and those things and talk to some of those things well. For example, uh we we had a candidate that we found on the social media for a while for the uh flying distress on the social media protocol that's not making sure we carry that stuff out before it comes back to you. They might try to avoid all the whole football to try to take care of that stuff before we'll be bringing this case to be this portfolio. During that conversation, I mean back on site on that day. We have proposed that is July. Is that what we're gonna do is the calendar being back on site? Well, it's not even that's gonna be that will be uh we will actually uh say for example the 16th semifinals we will have sent to all six for the semifinals that meeting stuff to counter go through all those different semi-file that's the frozen on, and you'll that meeting there, that's you can decide if you're we don't type it in a very critical point. Well you give me a date and I'll be more than one. I always would prefer that you do it one day. What about it? What about the first and then after? I just tried to take a date that you guys can. Um I'll be doing it by zooming. Um, but uh good decisions we make so that will definitely so it's only what do you have a time you like to do on time before launch for that kind of people as far as the same first time public? Uh uh just let it know the time. And so that that's a July 27 will notify the candidates proceeding the process, and then we will actually get that time when you do uh into the pullback project, or just the sessions to the reference checks and get all that going on the band side of the math. And so we do have in here July 30th and 31st and being one second reading this. That would be for you guys, that would be all afternoon sessions. That'll be basically the start around eight about five years. I believe the year was in third. Yeah, that'd be that's how we date. So I would review that probably something that's new to third and fourth. For me, the third next third. We can do it all in one day. We have to do it too. We can do our the way we do our process, we can three candidates in one day.

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