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City Council Regular Meeting - 07/12/04 Minutes - Page 3 Mayor Klausing concurred with Councilmember Ihlan' s comments, suggesting that among employees, only Department Heads, Assistant Department Heads, and or their equivalent (Division Directors) be considered as participants in the evaluation. Councilmember Kough suggested that constituent comment be sought related to the City Manager's timely response to their inquiries and/or concerns. There was not Council consensus on Councilmember Kough's suggestion for constituent comment, with Mayor Klausing noting that the City Council was continually receiving feedback from constituents, as direction was provided to staff, as to whether the directives were being achieved. Mayor Klausing cautioned that a "citizen survey" evaluation may not prove an accurate and effective evaluation tool. Councilmember Schroeder concurred with Mayor Klausing's comments, noting that the City Council needed to channel citizen comment through their evaluations. Further discussion ensued regarding the number of City of Roseville employees (150); how to maintain the anonymity of completed evaluations; and Data Practices protection; consistency of the forms used; and applicable standards for evaluation. There was Council consensus that the evaluation be performed by the Department Heads, Assistant Department Heads, Division Managers as applicable, along with the City Council individually. City Attorney Anderson recommended that an individual Councilmember or a Paralegal or Law Clerk in the City Attorney's office serve as the designated recipient of completed evaluations, serve to distribute them to the City Council as a whole, or prepare a summary for different categories for Councilmember review. Mr. Anderson recommended that the