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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />December 6, 2017 <br />Page 6 of 20 <br />representing the community, moving it forward and improving people's quality of life <br />Thanks for this interview experience. <br />KEITH RIESBERG <br />Spend a couple of minutes introducing yourself; let the audience know a summary of <br />the background and skills you would bring to this position. <br />I am the City Manager of Rio Rancho, NM. I think my skills and experience would <br />benefit the community. I have 22 years' expenence in local government in communities <br />similar to this with a high quality of life. I have a proven record of quality development <br />that citizens want and to fund the city. I am a visible leader in the community. I build <br />strong leadership teams. I believe my skills will allow the city to move forward. I am <br />asked why I want to move to smaller community. I want to come to Louisville because <br />my children are in high school and I want to still be City Manager in this community <br />when my son graduates. This town has quality education system and the small town <br />character attracts me This is the chance to be more active and engaged in the <br />community and with employees. A smaller community will be more hands on in day to <br />day work, and that is attractive to me. This is the opportunity to come to a good <br />community and collaborate with council, preserve small town character and work with <br />residents and businesses for future generations. <br />What surprised you about Louisville or what did you leam during this process? <br />Not many surprises, I have some familianty with this region and have visited regularly. It <br />is a pleasant surprise to see the level of engagement; there were 50 people at open <br />house I like working with an active and engaged citizenry. My visit has been a positive <br />experience. There seem to be some different mind sets of how to move the community <br />forward. How to preserve residential development and changing dynamics I was <br />surprised to find there are strong differing viewpoints on that. It will take collaboration to <br />move the community forward. <br />What topics in local government are you most excited about? <br />I have transitioned from land use planning, to economic development to being a city <br />manager. I have a lot of interest in land use because those decisions impact <br />generations. I put an emphasis on making good land use decisions for the long term. <br />That influences the economics of the community and there is the need to balance <br />residential growth, commercial growth, and the employment base to sustain long-term <br />finances. My other area of focus is the employees. They deliver the services to the <br />citizen; they are the face of city operations I make efforts to know employees. I have a <br />critical employee training program to provide them information about the mission, vision, <br />and values of the city, and set the expectation of the culture of the organization. <br />Employees are a critical part of an overall team. I have mandatory training on critical <br />topics such as sexual harassment, benefits, and supervisor issues. This program has <br />