Background:
The County Board's Open Appointments Policy and MN Statutes Section 383B.102 require that appointments to unclassified service have confirmation by the Board of County Commissioners.
Following an extensive recruitment process, the County Administrator is recommending Ms. Lisa Cerney be confirmed for appointment to the unclassified position of assistant county administrator-Public Works.
Ms. Cerney brings over 23 years of experience in the public sector with the City of Minneapolis, including 11 years of management, and has served as city engineer/director of Public Works since 2015. The broad scope of duties in her current role encompass setting annual departmental goals, identifying resources and adapting business processes for continuous improvement to the services delivered. Operational duties include the oversight of all transportation business lines, drinking water, sanitary sewer and storm water operations, project delivery, regulatory compliance, facilities and staffing. Prior to this position, Ms. Cerney served as the director of Surface and Sewers where she developed and managed short and long-term infrastructure and funding plans to ensure safe and effective operations.
Ms. Cerney demonstrates capacity to positively lead others and to develop and implement strategies for continuous improvement. She brings a leadership model that promotes diversity and leverages technical skills and strengths. Ms. Cerney’s degree in civil engineering, experience, collaboration with external partners and professional affiliations, will serve her well as the assistant county administrator of Public Works, overseeing strategic and fiscal management of the county's Public Works line of business and proposing direction on issues related to meeting the overall county vision and strategic initiatives.
As required by the Open Appointments Policy, a list of final applicants who interviewed for his position is on file with the Clerk of the County Board.