# Ad-Hoc City Manager Search Committee Meeting - 10/29/26

The City of Concord, New Hampshire Ad-Hoc City Manager Search Committee met on October 29, 2026, to review employee survey results and advance its RFP process for a city-manager search firm. The survey received 118 responses—about 25% of city employees—and identified integrity, transparent communication, financial oversight, visible leadership, employee trust, and cross-department collaboration as important priorities for the next city manager. The committee discussed sharing the results with employees and the public, including posting them on the committee webpage and providing them to the selected search firm.

The committee reviewed its evaluation rubric for the search-firm proposals: firm experience and capacity account for 60% of the score, and recruitment strategy and search plan account for 35%; the purchasing manager is evaluating RFP compliance. Nine proposals were received, with one determined not to meet minimum requirements, leaving eight under consideration. Members agreed to interview the top three firms before opening their fee proposals, with negotiation possible afterward. The committee discussed adding criteria for employee and community engagement, the firm’s search timeline, and its capacity to place an interim manager. Interviews were scheduled for November 12 at 6:00 p.m., with time planned between interviews for discussion. No contract award or spending approval was made.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Professional Services
**Published:** October 29, 2026

### Sources
- [Ad-Hoc City Manager Search Committee Meeting - 10/29/26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHPeScbRmMA) - City of Concord NH