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Should Janesville’s city council reconsider finalists from the first round when completing interviews from the second round of city manager candidates?

September 16, 2008 - 9 a.m.

Response	Percent	Votes
Yes	56%	175 votes
No	43%	137 votes
312 total votes

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spacejam
Sep 17, 2008 at 10:06 p.m.
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just one more, "Big City Survivor"

spacejam
Sep 17, 2008 at 9:59 p.m.
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or we could have the "Big City Manager House" This would be awesome. I think this would have high ratings too!!

spacejam
Sep 17, 2008 at 9:55 p.m.
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wait, lets do best out of 31 wins. You could not go wrong.

optimism
Sep 17, 2008 at 7:24 p.m.
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But this poll is still no fun. :o(

optimism
Sep 17, 2008 at 7:23 p.m.
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JANESVILLEAN::::Ooops... my bad. In that case, I don't see why they wouldn't consider pre-applicants if they are eligible canidates. Guess I am not up on all this stuff, I kinda live in a hick town.... Most employers keep applications on file for a year don't they?

happycamper
Sep 17, 2008 at 5:57 p.m.
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Zoom, McCain was not good enough in 2000 and now he is!

happycamper
Sep 17, 2008 at 5:55 p.m.
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I know, let's vote on them. Then, when we don't get who we want, we can have a referendum, spend hundreds of thousands, create controversy, mayhem for the city and council, change our minds, try to get a mayor, and end up with Steve back because we did'nt read the contract correctly.

spacejam
Sep 17, 2008 at 3:36 p.m.
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once agian, I still like the mayor idea

shutupandfish
Sep 17, 2008 at 1:30 p.m.
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Bring in them all and let the citizens decide!!!

janesvillean
Sep 17, 2008 at 12:32 p.m.
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lakennedy, the candidates were "solid", but there just wasn't a clear choice between them and the citizen committee was divided. It was my impression (or at least my expectation) that the consultants would tweak the applicant requirements this round.
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optimism, this isn't an election. It's a hiring process. Only if someone was explicitly rejected would I (as an employer) refuse to reconsider them.

optimism
Sep 17, 2008 at 6:56 a.m.
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This poll is NO FUN :o(

SarahB
Sep 17, 2008 at 12:38 a.m.
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I think they should punt.

dini79
Sep 16, 2008 at 6:31 p.m.
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Why would I know the answer to this question?

DJ
Sep 16, 2008 at 5:01 p.m.
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I think they should hire a consultant.

optimism
Sep 16, 2008 at 4:19 p.m.
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Should the United States of America consider canidates from prior elections along with current canidates for the president of the United States? I believe every election should be started from scratch, no matter what level.

ms_sassy_wi
Sep 16, 2008 at 3:59 p.m.
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Good hiring practice REQUIRES beginning the process again. No one would want to accept a position knowing they were "2nd best", imho.
I wonder if any temporary workers have relatives that they would like to "encourage" to refer. LOL

Zoom
Sep 16, 2008 at 12:43 p.m.
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If the first round finalists were not good enough to hire, why would they be good enough in the second round?

lakennedy
Sep 16, 2008 at 9:54 a.m.
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I thought the reason the council was conducting second round interviews was because there weren't any solid candidates in the first round...
I might be wrong, please correct me if I am...

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