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City of Centerville <br />April 14, 2004 <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />Public Works Director Palzer stated based on the information he had been given by this <br />gentleman, he was a lot more qualified than the bottom six or eight that had been <br />interviewed. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney stated in his opinion Ms. Moore-Sykes had done what she was directed <br />to do. He stated if everyone felt these two individuals are qualified for the position and <br />would make good public works employees, then they should either accept it or deny it, <br />and not start the selection process all over again. <br /> <br />Public Works Director Palzer stated there are probably some legal implications here. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra asked if he was talking about discrimination. <br /> <br />Public Works Director Palzer stated they should probably go to the executive session on <br />that. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft stated that they couldn’t go to executive session over that, and that it <br />was a matter of public record. <br /> <br />Ms. Moore-Sykes stated this is the first she has heard about this issue. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft stated he was not sure why Public Works Director Palzer was <br />advocating a position for two people who had a problem with the way the process went, <br />and if these two people felt they were somehow not treated properly, there are certain <br />avenues they can follow. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft stated he didn’t have any problem with Public Works Director Palzer <br />discussing his concerns about the criteria that were used, but he didn’t want them to get <br />into a discussion about specific individuals who felt that they were aggrieved by the <br />process. He stated he thought the City’s process had been legitimate. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers asked whether the two people chosen were qualified <br />to do the job, and Public Works Director Palzer said that they were. Council Member <br />Broussard Vickers then stated that she had faith in the process that had been gone <br />through, and that she believed Ms. Moore-Sykes had expedited the process by bringing <br />forward the 13 qualified people to interview. <br /> <br />Motion by Council Member Broussard Vickers, seconded by Mayor Sweeney, to <br />approve staff’s recommendations for hiring two Public Works Maintenance <br />positions. <br /> <br />Council Member Paar stated his concern over the criteria that Ms. Moore-Sykes had used <br />on the 50 applicants. <br /> <br />Ms. Moore-Sykes again stated she wished Public Works Director Palzer had come to her <br />earlier because she had no idea who he was talking about. <br />Page 8 of 11 <br /> <br />