City Manager

West Liberty, Iowa, population 3,736 is seeking a high-quality candidate with strong, energetic, and visionary leadership skills to serve as their next City Manager.  West Liberty is a small community located in eastern Iowa, just 30 minutes east of Iowa City/Cedar Rapids and 60 minutes west of the Quad Cities.  It has the advantage of all the resources of major metropolitan areas with less than an hour’s drive while living in a small community with lower cost of living.  The City Manager has 9 direct reports.  There is a total of thirty-six (36) full-time employees and approximately forty (40) part-time/seasonal staff.  The annual operating budget is approximately $15 Million.  To learn more about West Liberty and the position profile, visit their website at  https://www.cityofwestlibertyia.org.

The successful candidate will have experience with economic development, budgeting, and financial management, strategic planning, and be ethical, creative, responsive and a teambuilder.  The next City Manager shall be a skilled communicator with the public, mayor and council, staff, and public.