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Regular City C®uncii eetan~ l~®nday, July 23, 2007 Page 2~ City Manager Malinen advised that this amount was based on normal office hours as per the proposed schedule; the firm's availability for Planning Commission and/or City Council meetings, as well as Dous- ing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) meetings; and based on ac- tual mid-line expenses for afull-time Community Development Di- rector. Mr. Malinen opined that he anticipated that the position could be filled within five months. Councilmember Ihlan recognized that hiring of a Community Devel- opment Director was under the authority of the City Manager; how- ever noted that when a position becomes vacant, it is a good opportu- nity for the City Council to review the position itself, which was within the City Council's authority. Councilmember Ihlan opined that the interim time would provide a good opportunity for City Council and public discussion of the role of a Community Development Direc- tor for the future, and that such discussions would hopefully shape the recruiting process. Councilmember Kough observed, the elimination of the Deputy Police Chief and Assistant City Manager positions; and questioned the day- to-day workload of the department and current staffing levels. Coun- cilmember Kough further noted the Community Development Direc- tor's role on the PEA as Executive Director. City Manager Malinen noted that the City and IRA were processing down a path to have the Community Development Director serve as Executive Director for the EIZA; however, noted that this had yet to be finalized. Councilmember Kough opined that "$50,000 was a lot of money for a short-term Sltuatlon;" and observed that staff was competent enough and had gotten along in the past. City Manager Malinen noted that while staff was more than capable to "carry on," there were unintended consequences and impacts to work- loads and programs; and his goal was to ease up staff workloads to al- low them time to adequately serve the needs of the community and City Council and pursue other disciplines for the long-term health and viability of the community.