Citizens invited to focus group for Public Safety Director hiring process

Citizens are invited to take part in the City’s hiring process to select the next Director of Morganton Public Safety. Citizens, community organizations, and stakeholders are invited to attend a focus group session on Tuesday, May 10, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Morganton City Hall.

Attendees are invited to share input on the knowledge, skills, and abilities that should be taken into consideration when hiring Morganton Public Safety’s next director. The session will be formatted as a moderated open forum where attendees can share their comments.

Becky Veazey, President of the Management and Personnel Services (MAPS) group, who is helping the City of Morganton with the hiring process, will be facilitating the meeting and administering the candidate assessment center for candidates in the hiring process.

“Candidates for the position will not be in attendance, as we are not to that stage yet,” said City of Morganton Human Resources Director Rus Scherer. “We would like to get the community’s perspective and input on important traits they think the next Public Safety Director should possess based on our unique City.  This session is for the public to share their thoughts on the qualities we should consider as we go through the selection process.”

For more information, call the City of Morganton Human Resources Office at 828-438-5253.