2017-10-30 CC Special CC Meeting - Approved

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Mayor assigned topics to each member. By turn, the candidates were each called into the Chamber for individual interviews. IV. CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS 1. Robin Leslie—interview began at 6:00 p.m. 2. Kevin Kress—interview began at 7:00 p.m. 3. Mark Statz—interview began at 8:00 p.m. 4. Teresa Bender— interview began at 9:00 p.m. V. DISCUSSION OF THE CANDIDATES In an open meetings session, discussion quickly focused on Mr. Statz and Ms. Bender. Mr. Statz impressed the members due to his engineering qualifications. Both he and Ms. Bender were valuable candidates due to their long familiarity with the City. Members appreciated the value of a plan Mr. Statz presented the Council; namely, a written plan for working through his potential shortcomings with city administration. The outside candidates did not impress the members due to their lack of adequate plans for the city. Members expressed distinct concern with the manner and reasons Ms. Leslie parted with her last City. Attorney Glaser noted how references for Ms. Leslie strongly backed her performance and felt a rift between her and the Council resulted from partisan politics. Mr. Kress did not seem to impress the members due to his scant experience in city administration. The balance of discussion compared and contrasted the benefits and liabilities of Mr. Statz and Ms. Bender. Consensus moved towards Mr. Statz despite his previously high salary. Members felt he would need a salary near the bottom of the salary range due to his inexperience with city administration. There was strong consensus that if he proved his worth, the valued he added to the position with his engineering skills would allow them to move his salary higher as time went by. Motion by Council Member Love, seconded by Council Member Montain, to authorize City Attorney to extend an offer of employment as City Administrator to Mark Statz, thereafter to negotiate salary with a range of$90,000 to $95,000, along with other terms of employment, to include iob performance reviews at six-months and one-year. All in favor. Motion Carried. VI. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Council Member Montain, seconded by Council Member King to Adiourn the Special Council Meeting of October 30, 2017 at 10:40 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted by Kurt Glaser, City Attorney Page 2 of 2