By LESTER CHANG
Sixty-five people from throughout the United States have applied to become the next city manager of Sunnyvale.
The city stopped taking applications March 19, said Vice Mayor Jim Roberts, who heads the City Council subcommittee that has guided the selection process.
Councilmembers Landon Noll and Robin Parker also serve on the subcommittee.
Roberts said most of the applicants work in the public sector. They are vying for the position now held by Tom Lewcock, who has been city manager since 1979. Lewcock will step down in June and has said he plans to pursue consulting and teaching jobs.
David M Griffith & Associates, which has a branch office in Sacramento, was hired by the city to do a nationwide search for a new city manager.
The company is now sorting through the applications and will submit a report at a council meeting on April 22, Roberts said.
The council will meet in closed session on that date to review the applications and to decide which applicants to interview, Roberts said. The council will choose Lewcock's replacement in June.
Before that happens, the council will consider recommendations from residents about what they want to see in a city manager. Residents may write to the council at P.O. Box 3707, Sunnyvale, CA 94088. They may also send email to the city at council@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us.
At a Feb. 25 council meeting, residents said the new city manager should be able to resolve critical issues facing the city, such as additional uses at Moffett Airfield and land and transportation issues, and making the most efficient use of city staffers and resources.
The person also should have managerial and "people" skills and have the ability to get residents to work with government, they sad.
The position currently commands a yearly base salary of $134,662.
This article appeared in the Sunnyvale Sun, April 9, 1997.
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