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Council discusses city manager candidate qualities

JANESVILLE — Janesville's City Council members are using information gathered from community leaders to help form an advertisement for the next city manager.

City Council member-elect Kathy Voskuil says there's nothing about the education system, including post-secondary education. She says that talks a lot about the potential for the economy in Janesville. Voskuil also says the voters in Janesville might help entice city manager candidates. She says there was a substantial number of referendums in the recent election that did not pass throughout Wisconsin, so the high school facilities referendum that passed in Janesville says a lot about the community.

Council member-elect Yuri Rashkin says it would be important to have someone who is honest in terms of saying yes or no to a project, versus someone who will put off a project when they really mean "no".

The wording of the salary in the advertisement appears to be a slight sticking point for Council member-elect Tom McDonald. He says he doesn't know how he feels about putting "$140,000 plus or minus depending on qualifications". He says if people see $140,000 they won't take anything less than that. McDonald also says he will research the issue before making a decision.

The council has the weekend to review the job posting draft.