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the interviews he had, there was some concern about some one coming in here <br />from a large, fast-growth, environment. <br />Councilman Wilson agreed that he was one of those interviewed that had felt <br />someone from that kind of inetropolitan wouldn't necessarily be familiar with <br />the type ofproblems here in Paris. Councilman Poston agreed with Mr. Wilson <br />about the terminology. He explained that in the Ark-La-Tex area, that this was <br />probably the single, most industrialized county in the area and the term rural <br />would suggest that there wasn't much industry in the area. <br />Mr. Hartung suggested replacing rural with the term non-metropolitan. <br />Councilman Wilson agreed the term non-metropolitan would mean that it is an <br />independent community which could be any size. It was the consensus of the <br />Council to replace small rural with the term non-metropolitan. <br />Mr. Hartung said when all the revisions were completed, he would send the <br />Council a revised copy. <br />Councilman Wilson suggested putting something in the profile about the last <br />City Manager being employed for seventeen (17) years. He indicated that if <br />someone was looking for a job with stability, that would say a lot for this City. <br />Mr. Hartung related that one of the things that would be included on the <br />International City-County Management Association website is the number of <br />City Managers since 1980. <br />Mayor Fendley called for any other comments or changes. <br />Councilman Bell noted that the personal characteristics listed in the profile <br />seemed sort of generic and he felt like they would fit any city. Mr. Hartung said <br />he got those characteristics from the interviews he conducted with staff and the <br />community. He did explained that some of the characteristics would be generic <br />in nature and would even describe key executive positions, but he did try to list <br />those things he heard in the interviews. Mayor Fendley suggested that the <br />profile would get the kind of persons they were seeking to interview and they <br />could get more specific during the interview process. <br />