It must be Friday . . . that’s when the City issues all of its bad news.
Looks like we’re going to try again to find an Economic Development Director. Let’s hope third time is the charm!!
| ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION DIRECTOR | |||
| $79,758 to $107,673 annually | Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development | 8/15/2008 | 9/12/2008 |
p.s. At 4:20, after I posted this, we got this email . . .
I would like to inform you that our recruitment process for the position of Economic Development Division Director unfortunately did not yield a successful candidate we can nominate for this important position at this time. This position is too important to fill with anything but the ideal candidate. Therefore, I have directed our Human Resources Department to commence a second recruitment process immediately.
The Economic Development Division Director position is vital to the City of Madison’s–and I would add, to the region’s– economic development efforts. Through various initiatives including, most recently, the completion of our Economic Development Plan, the City of Madison is well poised to hit the ground running in collaboration with other public and private sector leaders to continue our work growing our local economy. The Economic Development Division Director will be a central figure in that work, along with the many hard-working economic development professionals within and outside of City government. That is why I am committed to reaching a successful recruiting process.
I attach the job announcement we will be advertising starting this weekend. The application deadline is 4:30 p.m. on September 12, 2008. In an effort to increase our applicant pool, the application will not require completion of a questionnaire. Please feel free to distribute this job announcement broadly.
Finally, I want to thank all the members of the application review and oral interview panels for their work on and time commitment to this recruitment process, as well as all City staff who have assisted in this effort. I look forward to a successful outcome in this renewed recruitment process for this important position.
Sincerely,
Dave Cieslewicz
MAYOR
