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Reference Notes<br />

Courtney Barker<br />

TAB 4<br />

the staff. She handles herself professionally, is matter of fact, and works with others to<br />

accomplish what needs to be done.<br />

At one point the Chamber was sponsoring activities but did not have a formalized agreement.<br />

With the City Manager’s approval, Ms. Barker negotiated a contract to give activities a<br />

formulized structure and provide funding effectively. The solution she developed was beneficial<br />

for everyone and has increased momentum in the community. The original agreement was a<br />

three year contract but that has now evolved into an eight year contract. Ms. Barker handled the<br />

many revisions which were necessary.<br />

Ms. Barker has leadership abilities but generally manages processes in her current position. She<br />

is customer service oriented and could probably solve problems in her sleep. She has good<br />

budgeting and financial skills. She responds very quickly to questions from the business<br />

community or asks the appropriate staff member to promptly provide any information requested.<br />

As the Planning Director, Ms. Barker always seems to be in the middle of responding to a<br />

controversy. However, she has not been personally engaged in any controversial actions. Ms.<br />

Gaedcke is not aware of anything in Ms. Barker’s background that might be construed as<br />

embarrassing, if the press were to complete a background check. Some community members do<br />

not like Ms. Barker because of decisions she has made, but city residents have never lodged<br />

complaints about either her attitude or her customer service.<br />

Ms. Gaedcke would hire Ms. Barker and respects her tremendously. Ms. Barker is not afraid to<br />

make tough decisions. A local government CEO must be able to inspire the municipal<br />

employees and the community, even while managing the Council. Ms. Gaedcke has not<br />

observed that level of visionary leadership from Ms. Barker, but she has done a very good job of<br />

managing her department.<br />

Words or phrases used to describe Courtney Barker:<br />

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Thorough,<br />

Professional,<br />

Committed,<br />

Driven,<br />

Genuine,<br />

Very passionate about what she does,<br />

Committed to doing the right thing, and<br />

Honest. She says what she knows and is upfront about what can or cannot be done.<br />

Strengths: Handles conflict well, works well under stress, and works very well with the<br />

different constituencies.<br />

Weaknesses: She takes on too much responsibility, mostly due to the economic downturn and<br />

staff cutbacks.<br />

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