In a council-manager form of government, one of the roles of the City Council is to select a city manager to lead the operations of the organization.
As part of this process, recently undertaken following the prior city manager’s retirement, the council solicited input from community members to develop a city manager candidate profile. The profile helps identify key qualities desired by the community in a permanent city manager. The council reviewed the profile research at a council meeting in May and voted to adopt the city manager profile and proceed with a transparent and community-involved interview process for current Acting City Manager Diane Carlson, who was found to meet the criteria of the candidate profile.
The city enlisted the community's input again to submit interview questions for two community forums, where questions submitted by the public in August were asked of Acting City Manager Carlson. The forums took place:
- Thursday, Sept. 12, 3-4 p.m., City Hall council chamber - Access the recording
- Saturday, Sept. 14, noon-1 p.m., City Hall council chamber - Access the recording
- City Council interview: Tuesday, Sept. 10, 4-5 p.m., City Hall room 1E-113 - Access the recording
The recruitment brochure outlines the key duties of the city manager role for Bellevue.
In their meeting Sept. 17, the Bellevue City Council voted unanimously to select Acting City Manager Carlson for the permanent city manager role. An employment contract will now be developed, on which the council will take action later this fall.
Thank you for taking part in this important process for the effectiveness of Bellevue's city government.