POSITION: City Manager
EMPLOYER: City of Princeton, Illinois
CLOSING DATE: January 13, 2012
COMPENSATION: Starting salary: $90,000 +/- DOQ with excellent benefitsTO APPLY: Candidates should apply by January 13, 2012 with resume, cover letter, and contact information for five professional references to Mark J. Morien at www.VoorheesAssociates.com/current-positions. Tel: 847-580-4246.
DESCRIPTION: Princeton, IL (pop. 7,500) is located 60 miles east of the Quad Cities and 2 hours west of Chicago. Princeton is located in Bureau County and is the County seat. It is the economic center of the County, with a solid retail & commercial base. The community offers a superior quality of life in which to live, work, and raise a family. The City Manager is appointed by the Mayor and 4 Commissioners elected on a non-partisan basis for 4-year overlapping terms. The City has a $19M operating budget (excludes City owned Hospital and Library) with 77 full-time employees. It is a full service community with Electric, Water, Refuse and Wastewater utilities as well as traditional Police, Fire/EMS and Public Works services.
Candidates must have 5 plus years increasingly responsible executive experience in a community or organization of comparable size and complexity. Position requires Bachelor’s Degree in public administration, business administration, public policy or related field. Master’s Degree (MPA or MBA) or other advanced degree is preferred. Candidates should have demonstrated financial and general management skills, economic development experience, collective bargaining familiarity, outstanding administrative leadership skills and organizational abilities, plus excellent interpersonal skills, an approachable, welcoming style with the community and staff, a proven record in effective service delivery and creative problem solving ability. Residency (within 10 miles) is required – but residency in the City is strongly preferred.
