Welcome To The City Of Petersburg, Virginia
Welcome to the City ofPetersburg, VirginiaCity Manager Position Available-Apply by April 12, 2017Formally incorporated as a city in 1748, Petersburg is rich inhistory and character. It was once in the forefront of industry andcommercial opportunity and the second largest city in Virginia.Today it stands as a transportation hub, rich in heritage, tourismand industrial sites. The wealth of Petersburg is in its potential—innovation and opportunity have been the strength of Petersburgsince the beginning, and with the right leadership, this traditioncan continue.History, geography and phenomenally intact historic districtsmake Petersburg a community that people and businesses fromall over the globe are embracing. Visible reminders of Petersburg’sprominent role in the emergence of the country into a worldwidepower are evident in the extensive architecture and streetscapesCity Manager City of Petersburg, Virginia 1
that remain. The City rises from the banks ofthe beautiful, unspoiled Appomattox Riverwhere the City will create a Heritage Trail alongits southern shore for the public to discoverthis rare asset. The majesty of the Appomattoxcontinues to drive support and assistancefrom the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers forthe reestablishment of the City’s harbor as anavigable connection to the James River, theInter-coastal Waterway, the Chesapeake Bay andthe Atlantic Ocean. Petersburg is experiencinga true Renaissance.Petersburg’s aura is a unique blend of historyand artistry, heritage mixed a vibrant artsculture. The City has worked diligently topreserve the rich range of architecture andthe unique character of the neighborhoods.The Petersburg Old Towne Historic Districtis on the National Register of Historic ops, and housing. Southern Living magazineand HGTV’s What You Get for the Money bothfeature this area. Much of the filming for themovie, Lincoln, took place in Petersburg. Aslocation manager Colleen Gibbons, put it "onething that attracted the filmmakers to the citywas the 180‒degree vista of historic structures"which is "very rare".Historical sites range from battlefields toold houses. A myriad of options include thePetersburg National Battlefield Park (whichpreserves the sites of the Civil Wars’ Siege ofPetersburg and the Battle of Crater), PamplinHistoricalPark,BlandfordChurchandCemetery, National Museum of the Civil War,Centre Hill Mansion, and the Siege Museum.One of the most architecturally refined2 City Manager City of Petersburg, Virginia
properties is the Battersea, a Palladian-style house fromPeople are friendly in Petersburg and proud of theirthe 1700s along the Appomattox River.neighborhoods. Housing is very affordable. NeighborhoodScout lists the median home value at 112,825, with higher-But it is not all about history. The city’s downtown includesend homes between 200,000 and 300,000. The averageOld Towne and that area is thriving. Many of the oldmonthly rent is under 1,000 a month. While the housingwarehouses have been converted into lofts and mixed-market has some variety, it leans more toward single-use developments. There are numerous restaurants andfamily homes (over apartments or complexes). Anothershopping options located in Old Towne and South Craternice aspect of the city is the lack of traffic.Road. Two new restaurants opened last month and moreare coming. The reason is it can be hard to get a table onBoth public and private schools are offered in Petersburg,Friday night. The Petersburg Area Art League (PAAL)and the superintendent of the public school system,and the performing arts center, Sycamore Rouge, featureMarcus J. Newsome, came to Petersburg City Publicshows, live music and cabaret performances. On theSchools in July 2016. He is nationally recognized for high-second Friday of each month, the city celebrates a "Fridayperformance, award-winning schools that raise scoresfor the Arts!"which fills the city with local artwork and liveand graduation rates. He has acted as a consultant tomusic. For those who prefer outdoor activities, the areamembers of Congress, state and local officials, and wonoffers plenty to explore. The city offers approximately amultiple awards for his leadership. The private schoolsdozen parks and recreational facilities including Wilcoxof Petersburg offer small classes, personalized learning,Lake. Not far away are the mountains, the beach, and theand excellent education. With Virginia State University,nation’s capital are all within a 2-hour drive.the Virginia Commonwealth University, the University ofRichmond, and twenty different colleges and universitiesPetersburg is a transportation hub with immediate accessin Washington, D.C., the opportunities are limitless.to Interstates 85, 95, and 295, and U.S. highways 1, 301,and 460. The City is an attractive tourism and businessThe largest airport nearby is the Richmond Internationallocation. It has a number of public and private industrialAirport, merely a half hour away. Newport News andparks, several located within Enterprise Zones. The CityNorfolk are viable alternatives although a bit further way.collaborates with State and regional economic developmentorganizations to offer businesses assistance with siteTrue to its history, Petersburg is rife with opportunity andselection, permitting and workplace training.an innovative, industrial spirit. The heart of Petersburglies in an appreciation and celebration of its rich historyLess than a half hour north is Richmond, and two hourswhile continually pushing into the future. With the rightnorth is Washington, D.C. Both cities are similarlyleadership leading the way, the city can continue thisprominent in history and art, offering multiple museums,strong tradition.theaters, and a long tradition of literature. Edgar Allan Poehas roots in Richmond, and a museum there is dedicatedHISTORYto his life and works. Washington, D.C., a national centerfor the arts, offers the John F. Kennedy Center for thePetersburg’sPerforming Arts, the Ford’s Theater, the National Gallerycolonists who settled along the Appomattox River. Theof Art, The Smithsonian Institution, and the National Mall.establishment of Fort Henry marked the beginning of U.S.’smodernhistorybeganwithEnglishCity Manager City of Petersburg, Virginia 3
westward expansion and exploration. Whenthe fort commander opened a trading post atPeter’s Point, Petersburg saw its beginning as acommercial center.After distinguishing itself in the AmericanRevolution during the Siege of Fort Miegs,Petersburg’s influence continued to increase.With the proximity of the Appomattox River,the Port of Petersburg became renowned asa processing center for cotton, tobacco, andmetal, marking Petersburg as an industrialcenter in a state that was largely agricultural.The railroad center established in the 19thcentury not only helped continue the city’stradition as a substantial business community,it strengthened it. Flour mills and banking wereadded to tobacco and cotton as Petersburg’ssuccesses. Due to the availability of jobs, manyfree people of color migrated to the city. Therailroads that passed through the city made ita shipping center and a lifeline to Richmondduring the Civil War.After the Civil War, Petersburg saw an influx ofchurches, businesses, and institutions. The citycontinued to prosper but so did segregation inVirginia. In the 1960s, Dr. Wyatt Tee Walkerserved as the pastor of Petersburg’s GillfieldBaptist Church. While in graduate school,he met Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and wasone of the founders of the Southern ChristianLeadership Conference. According to him andother close associates of Dr. King, Petersburghad played an important role, a blueprint for thenational civil rights movement.Until the 1980s, commerce and industryflourished. As an independent city, Petersburgwas limited geographically. Then, as happened4 City Manager City of Petersburg, Virginia
Table 1: Petersburg DemographicsIn 2007, Petersburg’s rebirth began with new businessesmoving into Old Towne, the historic downtown area, andthe Army’s recent expansion of activities at nearby Fort Lee.All in all, Petersburg has a bright future with its historicalflair and its tradition of innovation and industry.DEMOGRAPHICSSee Table 1 for Petersburg Demographics.CLIMATEPetersburg’s climate is humid and subtropical, with hotsummers and mild to cool winters. The average in Julyreaches a high of 89o Fahrenheit, with the average low being69o. The winter months average a high of 48o, whereas lowtemperatures are closer to 27o. The city gets an average of46 inches of rain per year. Average snowfall is 6 inches—farless than the national average of 26 inches.GEOGRAPHYSource: U.S. Censusin numerous older industrial cities in the region,manufacturing jobs were lost to the growth of industriesoutside the U.S., and Petersburg’s core began to decline.The expansion of the economy in the Richmond metroarea in fields of financial and retail services also tooksome of Petersburg’s population. Suburbs grew around thecity and many of the downtown merchants moved to theSouthpark Mall. Additionally, in 1993, a major tornadoseverely damaged Petersburg’s downtown.As Petersburg’s economy weakened in the 20th century,its population declined. As upper and middle classes fledPetersburg is located in South Central Virginia, twentyfour miles south of the City of Richmond, 132 miles southof Washington D.C. and seventy three miles west of theChesapeake Bay. Petersburg is situated at the Falls of theAppomattox, on the boundary between the Tidewater andthe Piedmont, between the Chesapeake and Albemarlebasins. It is situated at the juncture of Interstates 95 and85 with easy access to Interstate 295, US Route 460, 301and 1. It covers 23.1 square miles in size and it is one of13 jurisdictions that comprise the Richmond PetersburgMetropolitan Statistical Area. Colonial Heights is aneighbor as well as Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and PrinceGeorge Counties.to the suburbs, the city was left with a high percentage oflow income residents. The increase in demand for publicservices seriously strained limited financial resources.City Manager City of Petersburg, Virginia 5
Council has seven members,Table 2: Petersburg Principle Employerseach representing a ward (orgeographic portion of thecity). They must reside intheir wards. Members servestaggered four year terms withelections being held in evennumbered years.The mayor is selected fromamong the council members.Of the seven council members,one has served as mayor andone is currently serving asmayor. Two council memberswere elected three monthsSource: City of Petersburg, VA 2015 CAFRago, three are in their thirdCOMMERCEyear, and two members have served over six years. TheCouncil hires a city manager to oversee the City’s day-to-Petersburg has a long history as an industrial centerday operations.for the state, being home to many tobacco companies,pharmaceutical companies, and early distribution centersThe city’s amended 2016-2017 operating budgetfor companies like Walmart and Amazon.is 87,209,430. Budget expense categories of over 1,000,000 include: Utilities ( 10,200,142), SocialOf the prominent manufacturing companies that onceServices( 8,108,111),Police( 7,066,251),Fireoperated in Petersburg, only Titmus Optical and Amsted( 4,922,393), Children’s Services Act ( 2,976,259—aRail-Brenco Bearings operate in Petersburg.pool of state funds to purchase services for at-risk youthand their families), Facilities Maintenance ( 2,118,335),Today, Petersburg has a thriving healthcare economy,Stormwater ( 1,156,715), the Commonwealth Attorneywhich provides over 10% of the jobs in Petersburg.( 1,085,247), Risk Management ( 1,638,601), DebtSouthside Regional Medical Center stands at the forefrontService ( 5,025,993) and Non-Department ( 4,867,222).as a hospital with consistently high grades by LeapfrogHospital Safety Grades, earning primarily B grades over theThe budget also includes the Petersburg Schoolslast four years. (See Table 2 above for Principal Employers).( 8,474,762), The General Fund Budget covers 511employees. Of these, 125 are in Police, 104 in SocialTHE GOVERNMENTServices, and 84 in Fire. The All Funds Budget funds643.5 positions. The city does not have any unions andPetersburg is an independent city (meaning it is independenthas good relationship with other governmental agenciesof any county and operates as if it were a county) andin the area.utilizes the council-manager form of government. The6 City Manager City of Petersburg, Virginia
THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIESThe third challenge is infrastructure maintenance.Approximately 90 million is needed to catch up and thatThe best way to describe the City Manager’s job is one ofhas led to the city investigate selling its utility. No decisionsa complete organizational rebuild. The position is not forhave been made as yet.the faint of heart and the next manager will spend manyhours repairing the city government and its image. TheThe fourth is Petersburg is in a small media market and thegood news is the manager will have the complete support ofcity has been a popular story among the press. As such, thethe City Council to do what is needed to be done. Further,next City Manager should expect scrutiny. He/she shouldthe work has already been begun by the current interimalso expect to have regular contact with the press and bemanagement group. The more significant challenges are toresponsive while able to handle inquiries with integrity,follow.diplomacy and transparency. That will go a long wayrestoring the city’s credibility and its image.The principal challenge for the City Manager is financial.The city has been running a structural deficit since 2009.The fifth challenge is evaluating the organizationalRevenues were consistently overestimated and spendingstructure. The city has lost quite a few senior managers andunderestimated. The result was, among other things, aother staff. Where the positions are critical–for example,negative fund balance of over 6 million. By the time thethe Assistant City Manager, Finance Director, Fire Chief,City’s elected officials became aware of the problem in 2016,and Police Chief, the city is moving ahead with filling thedrastic measures were required. The FY 2016-2017 budgetpositions. Upon arrival the City Manager will be expectedwas reduced from 102,312,073 to 87,209,430. The cutsto assess the organization as it is structured and the peopleincluded a 10% across the board pay cut (which resultedwho are in place. If he/she feels changes are needed, thein the loss of quite a few police officers) and a reductionnew manager will have a free hand to move forward.in staff overall of about 150 positions. In December 2016,Wells Fargo extended a 6.5 million loan repayable byThe final challenge is related to the previous challenges.October 2017 to help it get through the financial crisis.With the reductions in pay the staff needed to take, and theWhile the situation has stabilized, more needs to be done.departure of a number of key senior managers, the moraleThe good news is the current management has presented aof many employees is low. The next manager will need tobalanced budget for the upcoming fiscal year.put a priority on elevating it.The second is crime. In terms of total reported incidentsTHE IDEAL CANDIDATEper capita, Petersburg ranked 12th out of the 38 Virginiacities reporting in 2015—behind a number of cities oftenMore than anything else, the City is looking for someonethought of as safer. That said, it did rank first in near thewho has demonstrated that he/she is an outstanding leadertop in violent crimes. To some degree, the city suffers fromwho can help the elected official lift the city and return ithaving a relatively small population where a single digitto being the crown jewel of Southern Virginia. The effortchange in a particular category can move it several notcheswill be substantial and will require someone who is fearlessup or down in the ranking. Crime is nonetheless a seriousand extremely capable, with a track record of achievement.issue and needs to be better addressed.The individual will need to be effective, confident, bold,tenacious, high energy, involved in the community,City Manager City of Petersburg, Virginia 7
relentlessly positive and extraordinarily proactive. He/shelong. The next manager will understand politics and be ablewill have a high degree of integrity and honesty while alsoto navigate among those groups. She/he will have a strongbeing an excellent communicator—that is, someone whobackbone and will be able to diplomatically tell the electedlistens, someone who is equally comfortable talking to theofficials what they need to hear, not what they want to hear.CEO of a Fortune 500 company and to the person who isFurther, the message will be consistent no matter whomcutting the grass at a park. Providing the same informationhe/she is talking to. The next manager will also recognizeto all parties will be important.the importance of being a buffer between the electedofficials and the staff. When necessary and appropriate, he/The next manager will understand the importance of theshe will be able to go back to the Council humbly and askday-to-day but will not let it divert his/her attention fromfor additional clarification. The individual will recognizethe need to plan for the long term and from accomplishingthat more needs to be done than is possible by one personwhat needs to be done to ensure the City’s long termso she/he will hire outstanding staff and inspire, manage,success. The individual will be a strategic thinker andand mentor that staff. By the same token, the individuala doer, someone who is creative and business friendly.will be approachable and will delegate effectively. The nextHe/she will take his/her priorities from the City Councilmanager will be a change agent but also recognize andbut also be a strong leader who can assist the Councilvalue the existing intellectual property. He/she will needdeveloping a vision and then implement it. While theirto rebuild the relationship between the staff, council androle is overseeing the day-to-day operations, he/she willcommunity through communication, trust and integrity.not be someone who spends all day in the office. Ratherthe individual will be out and about promoting the city andSkill in public relations, economic development and ininvolved in the community.building public and private partnerships will be critical.Encouraging business will be important but so willThe next manager will be comfortable with and appreciateintergovernmental relations. With finances as tight asdiversity. The individual will be culturally sensitive andthey are and no change expected in the near future, thetreat everyone equally. By the same token, he/she willnext manager will need to be analytic, always looking fordo what is right and will not buckle to pressure from onea better, more effective and efficient way to accomplishgroup or another whether it is the old guard, new guard,the city’s business. The next manager will be a consensusor any other special interest group. He/she will understandbuilder, focusing on what brings people together ratherthe importance of history, respect the past and use it asthan what pulls them apart. A strong background ina foundation for moving forward. The individual will bemanaging municipal finance is a must. Experience withempathic and understanding of the community and itshistorical tourism is a plus.residents. At the same time, the next manager will havehigh expectations for the staff and set high standards. He/The ideal candidate will have a minimum of seven years ofshe will expect results and hold the staff accountable forprogressively responsible experience in public managementits work.and at least four years as a City Manager overseeing theefforts of at least 100 employees. A Bachelor’s degreeThe individual will need strong shoulders and a thick skinfrom an accredited college or university, with a major inbut will also be humble and deferential. With so muchadministration, management or a related field, is required.going on in the city, the honeymoon period may not beA Master’s degree is preferred.8 City Manager City of Petersburg, Virginia
All in all, this job is not for the shy, faint of heart or anyonekeep the individual’s application confidential. No candidatewith weak knees. Rather Petersburg needs a strong leadernames will be released without the candidate’s permission.who can take the bull by the horns and make things happen.He/she will be forceful but recognize that the managerTHE PROCESSworks for the Council. The individual will also play aleadership role in promoting the City. The next managerApplications will be screened between April 12th and Maywill recognize Petersburg’s potential and know how to take8th. Finalists will be selected on May 9th. Interviews willthe City forward without losing what makes it unique.be held on May 19th and 20th. A selection will be madeshortly thereafter.COMPENSATIONOTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATIONThe pay range is 120,241 to 204,638 and the actual salarywill depend on qualifications and experience. The cityThe City of Petersburg is an Equal Opportunity Employerrecognizes the importance of getting the right person forand encourages women, minorities and veterans to apply.this position and will pay near the top of the range if needbe. Benefits are excellent. The City Manager will participateADDITIONAL INFORMATIONin the Virginia Retirement System.For additional information about the city visit:THE MOST RECENT CITY MANAGERhttp://www.petersburgva.gov/The most recent City Manager’s contract was terminated.We do not anticipate any internal candidates.RESIDENCYResidency in the city is required.HOW TO APPLYE-mail your resume to Recruit26@cb-asso.com by April12th. Faxed and mailed resumes will not be considered.Questions should be directed to Colin Baenziger at (561)707-3537 or David Collier at (772) 220-4320.CONFIDENTIALITYUnder Virginia law, the recruitment process may be keptconfidential. As such, if a candidate requests, the City willCity Manager City of Petersburg, Virginia 9
operated in Petersburg, only Titmus Optical and Amsted Rail-Brenco Bearings operate in Petersburg. Today, Petersburg has a thriving healthcare economy, which provides over 10% of the jobs in Petersburg. Southside Regional Medical Center stands at the forefront as a hospital with consistently high grades by Leapfrog
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