community background - Public Administration Associates, LLC
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community background - Public Administration Associates, LLC
Page 1 Hales Corners, WI – Recruitment Profile COMMUNITY BACKGROUND Welcome to Hales Corners Wisconsin. Hales Corners is a suburban community with a 2015 population of 7,670. Hales Corners offers valuable resources and amenities for residents. A large central shopping area concentrated along the State Highway 100 corridor, excellent schools, Whitnall Park and its worldfamous Boerner Botanical Gardens, and Wehr Nature Center are all shared with bordering communities. Hales Corners Park offers a community pool and the Alyson Dudek International Ice Center, and is home to the Veterans Memorial. Additional community highlights include the Hales Corners Public Library and adjacent Ben Hunt Cabin. These are a few of the reasons Hales Corners has the reputation of being “a great place to live”. The village’s website is www.halescorners.org. The Village, occupying an area of 3.2 square miles, is located in western Milwaukee County with convenient access to Interstate Highways 43 and 894, and is less than twenty miles from downtown Milwaukee. Hales Corners shares borders with the Cities of Greenfield, Franklin, and New Berlin and with the Village of Greendale. James R Ryan Municipal Building Page 2 Hales Corners, WI – Recruitment Profile CITY GOVERNMENT Hales Corners is a “Village” with the governing body consisting of a Village President and six trustees, all elected at large and on a non-partisan basis. The Village President is elected for three year terms. Trustees are elected for three years in staggered terms. The Village Board meets regularly as a Committee of the Whole the first Monday of each month. They also meet as a Village Board on the second and fourth Mondays of the month (except in July and August, when they only meet on the second Monday). Meetings are held at 6:45 p.m. in the boardroom at Village Hall. All meetings are open to the public, unless otherwise noted. The Village Board is responsible for adopting policies affecting Village affairs, the annual budget, enacting ordinances and resolutions, and providing policy direction for Village departments. See the Village Organizational Chart below. Hales Corners, WI – Recruitment Profile JOB DESCRIPTION - VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR Page 3 Page 4 Hales Corners, WI – Recruitment Profile Job Description – Village Administrator from page 3 Hales Corners Fire Department Hales Corners, WI – Recruitment Profile Job Description – Village Administrator from page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Hales Corners, WI – Recruitment Profile CURRENT CHALLENGES AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Fiscal Sustainability: Because of the uncertainty of the amount of shared revenue the Village will receive in future years, combined with state imposed levy caps, the new administrator needs to ensure that essential services are provided in a timely and efficient manner to the citizens of Hales Corners. Program evaluation, financial planning and forecasting, and evaluating potential new revenue sources will be important. Organizational Development: Provide leadership in succession planning, the filling of key leadership positions, developing a high performance workplace; skill in enhancing employee interaction and team-building. Encourage a collaborative work environment. Intergovernmental Relationships: Continue to enhance intergovernmental relationships and cost sharing agreements; work closely with local agencies/boards as well as monitoring proposed and pending legislation that will impact the Village. Community Strength and Effectiveness: Encourage civic engagement and dialogue. Communication: Assist in developing improved communication methods through enhanced technology and social networking that will better serve residents, Village staff and Board members. Maintenance of Services: Partner with Village Board and staff members to maintain core programs and customer services and evaluate, retool and strengthen programs and services as needed. Infrastructure Needs: Address the increasing demands for maintenance and replacement of current infrastructure by finding greater efficiencies and partnerships and/or dedicated revenues. Work collaboratively to minimize the impact of Highway 100 re-construction to the community. Continue working with the Community Development Authority and Chamber of Commerce to revitalize the core business district. Continue to foster the economic re-development of Hales Corners Hales Corners Library Page 7 Hales Corners, WI – Recruitment Profile Ben Hunt Cabin PROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT Hales Corners, WI (Population 7,700) Village Administrator Suburban Milwaukee County community with abundant parks and community resources, located convenient to major Interstate and State highways. Village President and six Board members elected on a non-partisan basis. $8M operating budget; 37 FT employees. Serves as statutory clerk and treasurer. One Administrator since 1994. Salary $90K to $105K plus benefits, DOQ. Require Bachelor’s degree in public or business administration; prefer Master’s Degree with at least 3 years municipal management experience with preference as manager or administrator. Desire a strong background in budget development and financing including TIF; capital improvement and community planning; IT (Digital Government); public works and engineering management; commercial redevelopment; personnel management and cultivating positive and productive relationships with Village Board and staff members. The successful candidate will be an innovative person with a demonstrated high level of integrity, a strong work ethic, open and positive communication skills, dynamic leadership skills, and a team building approach in addressing community issues and carrying out Village Board policies. Visit community website at. www.halescorners.org. See Recruitment Profile at http://www.public-administration.com/jobs.html Send cover letter, resume, salary history and references to Public Administration Associates, LLC, P. O. Box 282, Oshkosh, WI 54903; e-mail [email protected] by May 27, 2016. Confidentiality must be requested by applicant and cannot be guaranteed for finalists. Public Administration Associates, LLC P. O. Box 282 Oshkosh, WI 54903 Phone: 920-235-0279 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.public-administration.com