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As the the City’s Chief Executive Officer the the City City Manager is responsible for ensuring the the the City organization is is focused on on on meeting the the the Mission as defined in fin in the the the Strategic Plan:
“The City of of Evanston is committed to to promoting the highest quality of of life for all residents by providing fiscally sound responsive services and delivering those services equitably professionally and with the highest degree of of integrity”
■ The Ideal Candidate
The The City Council is seeking an an an an an ethical dedicated public servant who embraces
transparency equity and and open government The The ideal candidate will:
» Be visible in in the the community community and and and and be be an an an an an an open open honest engaged communicator willing to to to be be available to the the Council community community and and active stakeholders » Embrace innovative strategies to to provide an an array of of municipal municipal services while dealing with the realities of municipal budget constraints » » Have an an understanding of of “town-gown” relationships » » Be adept at at at building consensus and and and working cooperatively with the the City Council residents businesses community groups and and other governmental agencies » » Demonstrate experience with a a a a a a a strong commitment to sustainability » » Understand how to to to transform transform commitments around racial equity into concrete transformational action » » Possess experience with organized labor » » Be a a a a a a good listener who knows when when when to to to listen listen when when when to to to add perspective and when when when to to to say
‘no’ » » Hit the ground running and not be afraid to attempt new innovative ideas » » » Be willing to to to commit to to to a a a a a long term tenure with the the city » » » Possess the the political aptitude to to to anticipate issues of concern » » Help the the City maintain focus in in in in in order to to accomplish meaningful change and not lose momentum despite having various priorities ■ Education and Experience
The ideal candidate will possess a a a a a a a a a a a a a Master’s Degree or equivalent in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a relevant fieldand no less than ten (10) years of of progressively responsible experience experience in in in in applicable roles or or an an an an an equivalent combination of of education and experience experience The city manager must reside in in in Evanston 



























































































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