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Show Vfofselecting city post KSMj; bvacomrrm-Lueui . v... v-"'"v-'anur.hentL tome nc Pvpcutive session to discuss the merits of the rt; "ern for th es. That's legal, -i nee it would not be app; the personaht.es of d.fferent applicants in an 0pen chase th The net result of how the selection was made .Anowmobil Ufictory 'illthem,: unsatistactoiy- True, this is an appointed position, and the , ieer S appoint whomever he wants for the job - with orwhen sor nr a committee or a meeting. That s one of the thin "-hem they . , j 6vi"ood, they him to do. mergy.Th ... c ;o eat in tl However, when this type ot major appointmenti. The de almost clandestine fashion, it is bound to stir up u,ee hill in 1 of the citizenry, who feel strongly about their right-e; the business of the city is conducted. ngt A more open selection process would better Serv(l residents of American Fork and the City Council. ) ft - T 2.' j ontinu S J 1 cit Lake newspapers as heJ0b was advertised in the wnich a "blind" ad, that means the , ad d the newspapers, P0Sit'n' nnForkfromknowing Italsopreventedthepeople that the position was o be f ntofthe households in especially true since only abou ;to v newspaper. American Fork subscribe to a St Lake d Usually openings for nPew police chiefand a new Used. When the city ymei librarian, it was done without the secrecy new Director of City Services post. theywere screened After the appl i Sometimes it's not what you do, but how you do it that can B,erate controversy. And American Fork Cty offers a good example this week about how to not go about selecting a nev. person to fill a key city position. City officials decided last June to reorganize the cty depart ments" and to appoint a Director of City Services. Ih.s would . ae a new position in city government, and the individual hired would be in charge of four city departments " tnPnee""& Streets and Roads, Sewer and Water and a new Physical 1 acuities acui-ties department. , Most of the city council agreed that the move was a good one, and council members voted four to one to implement the new " Andhatwas the last most people in American Fork heard of the proposal, until this week, when the appointment of the new Director of City Services was listed as an agenda item for Tuesday night's City Council meeting. |
