CITY COUNCIL: Special Meeting Budget Workshop, Process for Selection of Recruitment Firm for City Administrator & Process for Selection of Interim City Administrator

Special City Council March 22_ 2011 Meeting
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, March 22, 2011


MINUTES
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
March 22, 2011

I. CALL TO ORDER

The special meeting of the City Council of the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, was held on the above date at the stated hour of 4:35 p.m. Mayor McCloud called the meeting to order.

II. ROLL CALL

PRESENT: Council Members Burnett, Hazdovac, Sharp, Talmage & McCloud

STAFF PRESENT: Heidi Burch, Asst. City Administrator/City Clerk
Mike Calhoun, Interim Police Chief
Sean Conroy, Planning Services Manager
Stu Ross, Public Works Superintendent
Mike Branson, City Forester
Bernard Martino, Facilities Maintenance Manager
Molly Laughlin, Deputy City Clerk

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Members of the audience joined the Mayor and Council Members in the Pledge of Allegiance.

IV. ORDERS OF COUNCIL

A. Budget Workshop to receive proposed Annual Work Plan documents.

Mayor McCloud presented the budget documents.

Mayor McCloud opened the meeting to public comment at 4:55 p.m.

Walt deFaria spoke about improvements for the Forest Theater.

Monte Miller addressed fire services and unfunded liabilities.

Skip Lloyd asked if citizens will have more time to submit budget recommendations.

Jim Emery, chair of the Carmel Residents Association’s budget committee, presented his group’s recommendations.

Joyce Stevens, from Monterey Pine Forest Watch, spoke in support of funding improvements for the Mission Trail Nature Preserve.

Carolyn Hardy addressed fire services.

Barbara Livingston addressed CalPERS and the need for revenue enhancements.

Mayor McCloud closed the meeting to public comment at 6:10 p.m.

B. Establish the process for the selection of a recruitment firm for the City Administrator position.

Mayor McCloud explained the process. She said seven search firms submitted
proposals to conduct the recruitment and that Council is currently reviewing those proposals. Interim Police Chief Calhoun will tabulate the rankings and those firms deemed the most qualified by Council will be contacted for an interview.

Mayor McCloud opened and closed the meeting to public comment at 6:20 p.m.

C. Establish the process for the selection of an Interim City Administrator.

Mayor McCloud explained the process. She said 16 individuals had submitted
resumes for the interim City Administrator job. The process for selection will be similar to that of the search firms. After Council reviews the resumes, the results will be tabulated and the top candidates will be invited back for a further interview.

Mayor McCloud opened the meeting to public comment at 6:30 p.m.

Skip Lloyd spoke about the need for a fair and broad process of seeking qualified applicants.

Mayor McCloud closed the meeting to public comment at 6:36 p.m.

By consensus, in an effort to make the process as fair and broad in scope as possible, Council directed staff to place a paid ad in the March 25, 2011 Carmel Pine Cone seeking resumes from interested, qualified applicants for interim City Administrator, to place this information on the City Website, and to accept resumes until the close of business on Monday, March 28, 2011.

V. ADJOURNMENT

Mayor McCloud declared the meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

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Molly Laughlin, Deputy City Clerk

ATTEST:

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SUE McCLOUD, MAYOR