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The Lake Oswego City Council will hold its annual goal setting retreat on Saturday, February 21,2026 beginning at 9 a.m.
in Council Chambers at City Hall. In preparation,the City Council would like to hear from the community.
Please take a few minutes before 5 p.m.on February 12,2026 to share your input. Comments will be shared with the City
Council before their retreat.
Name Derrith Schmidt
Neighborhood Old Town
What would you like to see the City Council consider in their 2026 goal setting session?*
Input for Recruiting a New City Manager
As you recruit and hire our next City Manager, I encourage you to prioritize a leader with demonstrated success
in the following areas:
1. Enterprise Leadership(Breaking Down Silos)
We need a City Manager who has proven expertise in aligning departments to function as one cohesive
organization rather than as independent silos.The candidate should demonstrate measurable results in cross-
department collaboration,shared accountability,and unified strategic execution.
2. Proactive, Continuous Improvement
Please seek a leader who embraces continuous improvement—not reactive fixes, but proactive systems
thinking. Experience implementing performance management systems, process improvement initiatives,and
measurable service enhancements should be evident. Both results and process matter.
3.Collaborative Governance
The next City Manager must work effectively with Council,staff,community partners, neighboring jurisdictions,
and taxpayers.The ability to build trust,communicate transparently,and engage stakeholders constructively is
essential.
4. Customer-Centric Service Model
City operations should reflect a service mindset. Look for a leader who prioritizes resident experience,
accessibility, responsiveness,and measurable service standards.
5. High Integrity and Accountability
Character matters.The candidate should have a strong reputation for ethical leadership,fiscal responsibility,and
clear accountability.
6. Benchmarking and Best Practices
Please prioritize someone who actively benchmarks against peer cities,adopts best practices,and uses data to
drive decisions.We should not operate in isolation but continually learn from high-performing municipalities.
Our community deserves leadership that integrates vision with disciplined execution, collaboration with
accountability,and innovation with integrity.
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