City Council Agenda and Packet 2007 06 07-08 City Manager Interviews

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CITY MANAGER Louisville, Colorado City Manager Application Supplemental Essay Questions In order to get a better sense of your writing skills and additional insights into your management style, please answer the following questions. Limit your responses to no more than a single page per question and please return your answers to Protlunan by April 22, 2007 (first review, open until filled). 1. Please tell us why you are interested in this position and why it is a good time in your career to come to the City of Louisville. I am interested in the position of Louisville City Manager because Louisville is a top quality city in America with progressive leaders who thrive for a modern community with a high quality of life. Louisville desires a manager who has the skills and values that will compliment the vision of its elected officials and professional aspirations of its staff. Louisville is responding to growth challenges, budget pressures and goals for economic development and downtown vitalization. The city of Louisville expects its next manager to operate with integrity, accountability, and to foster am environment of teamwork, innovation and collaboration. I am highly inte:rested in this city and this position because of the strong fit that exists between the city's goals for a manager and the attributes I possess. My work record attests to the alignment of my specific skills and experience with the organizational values the city of Louisville desires. My experience as a world record setting facilitator of collaborative planning is but one example of my team building management philosophy. I have a passion for collaborative teamwork, leadership and management and am interested to dedicate myself to a city that desires th(~se same qualities. It is a great time in my career to come to the city of Louisville because my professional interests are now aligned with my family goals. With two college aged students, working for Louisville will enable my children to attend CD Boulder. My oldest child sustained a traumatic brain injury which necessitated my departure from the city of Greeley. My son is fully recovered now and I desire to return to city management. After working thirty-one years in county government, I strive to work for a highly professional, modern and progressive city such as Louisville. With the goals of my family and the goals of my career in alignment, it makes it a great time to come to the city of Louisville.