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Recruitment Profile City of Hays City Manager Page 5 . Maintaining long-term financial health and vitality of the municipal organization while meeting the above challenges, and continuing to offer the best possible services to resi- dents in a cost effective manner. The Position The City of Hays is seeking a City Manager to manage and direct the daily operations of the city and implement the policies of the elected City Commission, Managerial competence, maturity of judgment, strong personal leadership and the ability to communicate positively with Commis- sioners, staff and community are essential. All City employees except the City Attorney and Municipal Court Judge report to the City Man- ager. The City has one Assistant City Manager who is serving as the Interim City Manager. Since 1981, the City of Hays has had only two City Managers, with the previous Manager re- signing after nine years of tenure to accept a position with a large county, Required Education and Experience The successful candidate will hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree in business or public administration, political science or a related field. A graduate degree in business or public administration or a related field is pre- ferred, Four to five years service as a city manager, as- sistant/deputy city manager, department head in a large, complex municipal organization, or the equivalent, is sought. Candidates with municipal management experi- ence in other communities with challenges similar to those of Hays may be considered on a case-by-case ba- sis, The candidate's background and experience should include a diverse exposure to all aspects of a full service city. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated track record in the development and mainte- nance of a strong customer service focus. The Hays City Manager should be experienced in the management of and be technically aware of all aspects of municipal operations. While strong technical competence is needed, the successful candidate should be creative, articulate and fo- cused on implementing City Commission policies and directions for the community, Particular skill, expertise and experience in cost containment strategies and financial policy al- ternatives for the governing body are essential, along with demonstrated experience with alterna- tive, creative public financing strategies. The candidate should posses a track record of success in economic/community development projects and infi-astructure/capital project development. Ad- ditionally, competence and experience in growth management, planning and development is sought.