Chapel Hill: What Do You Want in the Next Town Manager?
The Town Council wants to hear your voice as it embarks on a nationwide search for a new Town Manager. They have some questions for you:
- What do you see as the major challenges facing the Town of Chapel Hill?
- What do you see as the major opportunities that the Town of Chapel Hill should leverage to be as successful as possible?
- What are the most important knowledge, skills and abilities needed by the next Chapel Hill Town Manager?
- What are the most important duties of the Chapel Hill Town Manager?
There are lots of ways to provide your input:
Speak up at a public input session
People are welcome to drop in at any time during these sessions:
- Sunday, March 4, 3 to 5 p.m. at Hargraves Community Center Gymnasium, 2016 N. Roberson St.
- Monday, March 5, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, 103 Market St. in Southern Village. (Join us in the first floor meeting room of the Youth and Young Adults Building; enter from the parking lot.)
- Tuesday, March 6, 1 to 3 p.m. at Chapel Hill Public Library Meeting Room B, 100 Library Drive.
Other ways to have input
2. Comment via Facebook Live.
These public input sessions will be live streamed on the @ChapelHillGov Facebook channel. Comments are welcome.
3. Take a Survey
A survey form is available at http://www.empliant.com/survey/FA22A6728-E24B-AE79-29A4/
4. Email your views
All comments will be collected at townofchapelhill@developmentalassociates.com
What is a Town Manager?
Chapel Hill has a council-manager form of government. The nine Town Council members, including the mayor, are directly elected by citizens. The Town Council appoints the town manager. Each has a different set of responsibilities. The Town Council sets policies; the town manager and his/her staff carry them out. As a professional administrator, the town manager coordinates all day-to-day operations and administration of about 700 employees and an annual budget of about $100 million.
More about the manager search. After 45 years in local government service including 12 at Chapel Hill, current Town Manager Roger L. Stancil announced last November his plans to retire. He will continue to serve as town manager and assist with the leadership transition when a candidate is selected by the Town Council.
The Town Council has contracted with Developmental Associates to lead the search process. The first step is to define the competencies sought in the next town manager and design the selection process. Public input will be considered by the Council when defining these competencies. Dr. Stephen Straus of Developmental Associates will gather all public input for consideration by the Town Council.