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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 13, 2014 Page 15 Nays: None. Mayor Roe thanked Mr. Nordland for his attendance and presentation; and wished his team well in this endeavor. Mr. Nordland thanked the City Council for their support, especially given the very preliminary nature of information he could currently share. b. Consider next Steps in City Manager Hiring Process Mayor Roe briefly reviewed consideration of next steps, as a result of the evalua- tion of Interim City Manager Trudgeon as previously addressed. Councilmember Wilimus suggested that the Subcommittee of him and Coun- cilmember Etten, having set goals in the Interim, continue on and negotiate and draft a contract with Mr. Trudgeon, with the assistance of City Attorney Gaughan, to bring back to the full City Council. Councilmember McGehee questioned the advantages of a Subcommittee versus the City Attorney and City Manager negotiating the contract and bringing it be- fore the full body. Councilmember Wilimus advised that, in the past, a City Council Subcommittee typically went through the initial steps before providing that draft to the full body. Councilmember Willmus stated that he was willing to proceed with either option. Mayor Roe, specific to Councilmember McGehee's question, advised that having Councilmembers involved in drafting a contract provided the City Council per- spective in the management contract and could influence drafting the document. Knowing that Councilmember Etten had also been involved in discussions related to termination the previous City Manager contract and those particular details, Mayor Roe opined that it made sense to have him involved as part of the new hire process to provide that continuity. Councilmember McGehee opined this new City Council had very different back- grounds and views; and questioned if 1 or 2 members versus all 5 would prove beneficial to the process. Mayor Roe noted that any meeting involving more than 3 Councilmembers would need to be held as an Open meeting; providing one potential problem for negotia- tions. Mayor Roe reiterated that ultimately any contract and its terms would need to be approved in Open Session. However, at the initiation of negotiations, Mayor Roe noted that the City Council could provide input.