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Recruitment Profile City of Cedar Hill City Manager Page 4 or Deputy City Manager or equivalent position in a larger municipal organization will be consid- ered qualifying, The City Council will give strong, favorable consideration to those candidates possessing proven executive level municipal management experience in comparable or larger growth communities near major population centers. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated track record in the development and maintenance ofa strong customer service focus in the delivery of municipal services. The next Cedar Hill City Manager should be experienced in human resources manage- ment, with a background in the development of personnel policies and procedures and a personal management style that fosters a team environment. The Cedar Hill City Council is interested in ensuring that services are delivered as responsively and as cost efficiently as possible, with a strong orientation towards fiscal conservatism. In this regard, experience in productivity improvement, technological applications, creative solutions and other cost containment strategies will be important. Familiarity with all aspects of city operations and service delivery is important, including over- sight of infrastructure development programs to entail streets, utilities, drainage and park devel- opment projects. Familiarity with and experience in all aspects of city government operations and services including police, fire, public works and utility operations, parks, planning and community development and related services is required. The next City Manager's experience should also include management responsibility for general administrative and support functions including personnel, finance and accounting, purchasing, data processing, risk management and fleet maintenance. A record of intergovernmental cooperation and building cooperative relationships with other units and levels of government, to include the State of Texas, neighboring cities and counties is essential. The City Manager is expected to be an active partner with the City Council in develop- ing Cedar Hill's evolving leadership role in the region and its Best Southwest partnership with surrounding communities, Personal Characteristics - The next Cedar Hill City Manager should possess highly developed interpersonal and communications ability and a customer service orientation, Strong personal leadership is imperative. He/she should be approachable, open and participatory in his/her management style. The suc- cessful candidate will have the ability to work with and communicate effectively with all stata of the organization and all elements of the community. He/she will have the ability to maintain positive. productive relationships with the City Council, the general public, department heads and rank-and-file employees, The next City Manager will be required to maintain open lines of communication with the City Council and the community, fostering an atmosphere of trust and credibility within the operations of the city. Equal accessibility to the residential and commercial customers, the Historic Downtown merchants and the members of neighborhood associations is imperative.