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Regular City Council Meeting Thursday,May 16, 2013 Page 6 Mayor Roe echoed the comments of Councilmember Willmus; and opined that, from his perspective, having the City's Community Development Director serve as Interim City Manager did not detract in any way from the work of the Commu- nity Development Department. Mayor Roe stated that he agreed that the City Manager position should be engaged in big development activity in the communi- ty, and if Mr. Trudgeon were appointed as Interim City Manager, it put him in a very unique position given his knowledge about development. As commented by Councilmember McGehee, Mayor Roe opined that Mr. Trudgeon's existing con- nections in the community can facilitate those discussions, and would serve the City well. As also discussed by Councilmember McGehee, the nature of the Community Development Department may create a potential for filling the gaps more efficiently that would be realized during Mr. Trudgeon's dual role with both departments. Mayor Roe stated that he agreed with the need for the HRA to con- tinue focusing on the Economic Development issues, and noted that funding for additional staff to fill that role was already anticipated. Mayor Roe opined that while Mr. Trudgeon's personality was well-suited to working with developers that would also work well for the City in working with citizens and the public in the role of Interim City Manager. Mayor Roe expressed his respect for Mr. Trudgeon as he's observed him working with members of the community on past controver- sial projects in the City who may have been in disagreement with certain projects, applications, or developers; and opined that he had been impressed with Mr. Trudgeon's positive interaction in those situations. Mayor Roe stated that he would support the motion; and while recognizing the differing points of view, noted the benefit to the community if the decision could be unanimous; and asked individual Councilmembers to support the motion. Councilmember Laliberte stated that she had no hesitancy in appointing Mr. Trudgeon. However, she reiterated her knowledge of the interest of another can- didate, and in all fairness, if one of those candidates was interested in the perma- nent position, had previously expressed her concerns. Councilmember Laliberte opined that the interim position was a great opportunity for someone interested in the permanent position to be aware of what the City Manager position entailed; and sought to make sure the next part of the process was as fair as possible. Councilmember Etten opined that the perspectives between the interim position and those for the permanent position, as well as the ultimate job description creat- ed will look different for both positions. Once that job description had been de- veloped Councilmember Etten opined that a Department Head may view things differently, and further opined that any sense of incumbency would naturally be eliminated from that final position description, with a new picture and the poten- tial for someone to fit into that picture in a different way. Councilmember Etten noted that Mr. Trudgeon was already in a position to move forward with a number of things, including his work as Community Development Director and work to- date for the City in working with the Roseville School District and property nego- tiations. Councilmember Etten opined that this put Mr. Trudgeon in a perfect po-