The City of Rockville is moving forward with the search for its next city manager and is looking for input from the community.
Then-Rockville Mayor Bridget Newton and City Council appointed Craig L. Simoneau as Rockville’s acting city manager on November 15th and current Mayor Monique Ashton announced the appointment at the first meeting of the new Mayor and Council on Nov. 20. Simoneau temporarily took over for Rob DiSpirito, who resigned last August.
Per the City of Rockville: The Mayor and Council are interested in hearing community members’ opinions and feedback about the traits needed for someone to be successful in this role.
A survey is available, through Sunday, March 31, for community members to provide feedback about the traits, qualities and characteristics they’d like to see in a city manager and the priorities that the city manager should focus on. Take the survey at bit.ly/RkvCityManagerSurvey.
The position will be open until filled, with a first review of applications beginning Tuesday, March 19.
The City of Rockville operates under a council-manager form of government. The city manager is responsible to the Mayor and Council for the day-to-day management of city operations. Under provisions of the City Charter and code, the city manager prepares a budget for the Mayor and Council’s approval; recruits, hires, and supervises staff; implements Mayor and Council policies; and provides professional recommendations.