CITY OF MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS
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This is truly an exciting opportunity to provide leadership and management to a historic and vibrant community rich in the high quality of life features important to us today. Monmouth is located in West-Central Illinois in easy commuting distance to Galesburg, Peoria and the Quad Cities. Monmouth is the home of Monmouth College, an outstanding liberal arts institution, and the City is the county seat of Warren County. The City is primarily an agricultural service center with a diversified manufacturing base and, among other things, was the birthplace of Wyatt Earp. The City of Monmouth is seeking a City Administrator to carry out policy direction for the City established by the Mayor and City Council. The ideal candidate for City Administrator of Monmouth should possess educational training equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Public Administration, Business Administration or a related field. A person with a related Master’s degree is preferred. Evidence of continuing professional development is important, such as that possessed by an ICMA Credentialed Manager. The successful candidate should also possess a minimum of five to seven years of increasingly responsible experience in local government administration or management at the city administrator, city manager, deputy or assistant level and experience in a city of similar size to Monmouth. Membership in ICMA is also desired of the successful candidate. Substantial experience in finance and budgeting, economic development and redevelopment would also be valuable to the successful candidate. The City Administrator shall be appointed by a majority vote of the City Council of the City of Monmouth. The City Administrator shall be appointed on the basis of merit with due regard to training, experience, administrative ability and general fitness for the office. The City Administrator shall hold office for an indefinite term subject to removal at any time by a majority vote of the City Council. The City Administrator, subject to the limitations defined in resolutions and ordinances of the City and State Statutes shall be responsible directly to the Mayor and Council for the proper administration of the business affairs of the City. The City of Monmouth is 194 miles Southwest of Chicago, 185 miles North of St. Louis and 50 miles from the Quad City area. Monmouth is located approximately 20 miles from the Mississippi River to the West and 50 miles from the Illinois River to the East. Monmouth is primarily an agricultural service center for the rural area surrounding it and its diversified manufacturing base includes a meat processing plant and a pet food factory. The area that is now Monmouth was first settled by John Talbot in 1828. The Village of Monmouth was incorporated in 1836 when a group of citizens gathered at the schoolhouse and voted for incorporation. The first election was held on December 5, 1836 to elect the first group of trustees for the Village. As Monmouth grew in population and industry, the town corporation was found to be inadequate. After much preliminary work, a charter was received on June 21, 1852 from the State Legislature recognizing Monmouth as a City. In addition, the boundaries were extended one-half mile in each direction so the City included an area of four square miles. Several of the businesses and homes from the past are considered as historic sites and a few are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The last census reported the population of Monmouth as 9,841. Monmouth is the largest community in Warren County and one of the largest in the Western Illinois region. The City of Monmouth has a Mayor-Council form of government with a City Administrator, Clerk and Treasurer. The City Council is composed of eight Alderpersons. There are two Alderpersons who each represent one of the four Wards within the City. Alderpersons are elected from the defined City Wards for four-year terms. The terms of the Alderpersons are staggered in two-year intervals. The Mayor, Clerk and Treasurer are also elected for four-year terms based on an election at-large. The Mayor, City Clerk and City Treasurer positions are all part-time positions. As a Home-Rule municipality, Illinois State Statutes allow Monmouth to have no legal debt limit, nor is the City required to seek referendum approval for the issuance of general obligation debt. Similarly, as a Home-Rule municipality, Monmouth is not subject to property tax caps imposed by the Illinois State Legislature. The current overall City budget is $23.7 million and there are 64 FTE City employees. The starting salary for City Administrator of Monmouth will be market competitive, depending on the experience, qualifications and salaried history of the selected individual. In addition, the City of Monmouth provides an excellent fringe benefit package. For additional information on this outstanding opportunity, please contact James L. Mercer, President, The Mercer Group, Inc. at 505-466-9500; mercer@mindspring.com. Confidential resumes should be sent by close of business July 20, 2007, to James L. Mercer, President, The Mercer Group, Inc., 551 W. Cordova Road, #726, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Voice: 505-466-9500; Fax: 505-466-1274. E-Mail: mercer@mindspring.com; Website: www.mercergroupinc.com. The City of Monmouth, Illinois is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, the presence of a non-job-related medical or handicap, or any other legally protected status.
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