The search for a new Knoxville city manager continues. At Monday’s city council meeting, the council decided to review a proposal that came in late due to postal delays. Interim City Manager Heather Ussery says that the deadline to receive proposals was pushed back slightly, and a work session will be held to discuss moving forward with the process.
“They decided that to be able to review that late one, they had to initially reject the bids they received and then reopen the filing time. They’ve done that, and the new deadline will be March 11th. There will be a work session scheduled for March 8th for the council to discuss the position a little bit more and what they’d like to see in that position. It’ll then probably come back to our March 15th meeting for further discussion.”
An agreement with Austin Peters Group, Inc, a human resources consulting firm based in Overland Park, KS, was approved at Monday’s Knoxville City Council meeting. Interim City Manager Heather Ussery says the firm will conduct a wide range of services, and the goal with this project is to make city positions as competitive as possible compared to other cities.
“They’ll review our current positions, as well as job descriptions and performance reviews. They’ll do a market survey and benefit survey, then report back to the city and help us establish pay scales for our positions, which the city currently doesn’t have. That will help us be more competitive in our positions with outside communities.”
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