Item 1C - City Attorney Recruitment Update PresentationCity of Boulder
Human Resources
City Attorney Recruitment
1
Timeline & Process
Process Week
of
Activity Status
Position
Review
07/26/21 •Position profile updated and review by hiring subcommittee and
council
Complete
Active
Recruitment
07/26/21 –
08/30/21
•Visibility campaign, active recruitment and outreach begins Jul. 30
•Candidate applications due Aug. 30
Complete
Candidate
Review
09/06/21 •Candidate materials presented to hiring subcommittee. Subcommittee
selects semi-finalists.
Complete
Virtual & In-
Person
Semi-
Finalist
Interviews
09/13/21 –
09/24/21
•Hiring subcommittee, city leadership representatives, city attorney
office representatives interview semi-finalist candidates. Hiring
subcommittee solicits feedback from representatives
•Council reviews semi-finalist candidate materials. Hiring subcommittee
shares feedback with council about semi-finalist interviews and
answers their questions about candidates. Hiring subcommittee
recommends finalists
In Progress
In-Person
Finalist
Interviews
09/27/21 •Council selects/votes on finalists at council meeting Sept. 28
•Council interviews finalists 2x2 Oct. 1. Hiring subcommittee solicits
feedback from council. Hiring subcommittee recommends final
candidate
Not Started
Hiring 10/11/21 •Council selects final candidate at council meeting Oct. 12
•City Attorney start date to be determined
Not Started
City of Boulder
Human Resources
City Attorney Recruitment
2
Active Recruitment
•Position posted in national publications, websites and social media
•Recruiter outreached more than 260 tailored applicants through a
combination of targeted emails and phone calls
Candidate Overview
•13 candidates are from four (4) different states, with the largest
number of applicants coming from Colorado (9)
•7 qualified candidates were presented to the subcommittee
•The 5 most highly qualified candidates were selected by the
subcommittee as semi-finalists
City of Boulder
Human Resources
City Attorney Recruitment
3
Council’s Role & Next Steps
Semi-Finalist Interviews
•Sept.15 –24: Receive and review semi-finalist applications
•Sept. 19 –24: Hear from the hiring subcommittee 1x1 about semi-finalist
interviews (taking place Sept. 17 & 18) and ask your questions about the
candidates. The hiring subcommittee will recommend 2-3 finalists based on
the feedback received
Finalist Interviews
•Sept. 28: Select finalists at council meeting
•Oct. 1: Interview finalists 2x2. The hiring subcommittee will recommend 1
finalist based on the feedback received
Hiring
•Oct. 12: Select final candidate at council meeting