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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 19,2013 Page 29 approach, with immediate things for Mr. Trudgeon to work on between now and the end of December or January when the City Manager search may resume, al- lowing the ability for the City Council to provide Mr. Trudgeon with feedback, whether the City Council decided to continue with Mr. Trudgeon in the role of City Manager or to proceed with the City Manager search. Councilmember Laliberte opined that the City Council owed Mr. Trudgeon the ability to be re- viewed on something specific that provided him with measurable goals. Mayor Roe opined that some of those things had been identified. Mr. Trudgeon advised that it would be helpful to him if something written could come back to him from the City Council, allowing for very clear expectations that he could work on. Councilmember Laliberte opined that it was unfortunate that the City had been unable to gather citizen survey information this year, and asked that it be ramped up for 2014, expressing her interest in having the benefit of that information, as well as providing for succession planning. Councilmember McGehee opined that Mr. Trudgeon had a unique perspective with his service as a Department Head in Roseville, his experience in other com- munities, and now as Interim City Manager; and expressed her sincere interest in hearing his perspective with Roseville operations. Mayor Roe suggested a mid-range timeframe for Interim City Manager recom- mendations for improvements between now and January, asking Mr. Trudgeon to focus on specific things and what is measurable or how to implement it over time; and tasked the City Council Subcommittee (Councilmembers Etten and Willmus) with developing that information based on tonight's discussion. Mr. Trudgeon expressed his interest in seeing that defined list and working on it. Mayor Roe reviewed his interpretation of specific recommendations being sought from Mr. Trudgeon, including: • General changes to the overall organization for more efficiencies • A response and timeframe to implement centralized purchasing • Timeframe for implementation of a reorganization of the Administration De- partment • Timeframe for implementation of the Asset Management Software organiza- tion-wide, how it will be implemented, and any issues or challenges that could delay implementation • Recommendations for managing and recruiting volunteers organization-wide • Revision of land use RCA's providing options for approval/denial • 2014 Citizen Survey implemented • Succession planning