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Community Survey: What Makes a Great City Manager for the City of Pasadena?

Survey Purpose:
We are launching a recruitment with an external recruiting firm, WBCP Inc., to assist us in managing the hiring of your next City Manager. We would like your input on the core attributes, qualities of leadership, and technical strengths we should be looking for to support our organization, partnerships, and culture. Please take a few moments to share your feedback—your responses are greatly appreciated.

Please respond by Thursday, January 26th, 2026. Your responses will remain anonymous and will be used to develop interview questions and provide guidance to the hiring team.

If you have any questions or would like to provide further input in addition to this survey, you may contact the recruiter Wendi Brown at wendi@wbcpinc.com.
1.Which district do you live in OR what district is your organization located?(Required.)
2.From the list below, please identify the top seven core technical and interpersonal competencies/attributes you believe the next City Manager for the City of Pasadena should possess, and be highly proficient in, to be successful. FYI: Positive Attitude, Performance Potential, and Integrity, Ethics and Honesty are foundational expectations for all City team members and are therefore not included in the list below)(Required.)
3.Is there anything else you would like the City Council to consider regarding the ideal candidate for the next City Manager for the City of Pasadena?