HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-04-2014 City Council minutes MINUTES
TUESDAY,MARCH 4,2014
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor Lo called the meeting to order at 8:08 a.m. in the Administrative Conference Room at
City Hall at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT Mayor Emily Lo, Vice Mayor Howard Miller, Council Members
Manny Cappello, Chuck Page, Jill Hunter
ABSENT: None
ALSO PRESENT: Monica LaBossiere, Human Resources Manager
Crystal Bothelio, City Clerk
William Avery, President of William Avery &Associates, Inc.
REPORT ON POSTING OF AGENDA
City Clerk Crystal Bothelio reported that pursuant to Gov't. Code 54954.2, the agenda for this
meeting was properly posted on February 27, 2014.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM COMMISSIONS & PUBLIC
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS
None
COUNCIL DIRECTION TO STAFF
None
1. City Manager Recruitment
Recommended Action:
Approve the City Council idea candidate profile,recruitment brochure, and recruitment
strategy.
Human Resources Manager Monica LaBossiere provided an overview of the items that
staff would like direction on, including the ideal candidate profile,recruitment strategy,
public outreach, and recruitment timeline.
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William Avery, President of William Avery& Associates, Inc. discussed recruitment
strategies,the draft ideal candidate profile, and options for outreach with the City
Council.
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
The City Council provided the following direction to.staff and William Avery &
Associates, Inc.:
- Revise the language in the role and duties of the city manager section on the budget to
reflect just the annual general fund and operating budget.
- Add language that indicates a preference for a collaborative management style in the
ideal candidate profile.
- Make the language in the profile on desired track record of experience broader to
allow candidates who have public sector executive management experience to apply,
regardless of whether they have been a City Manager or Assistant City Manager in
the past.
- Include "solution-oriented"to the bullet point on tact and diplomacy.
- Note that the ideal candidate will effectively use technology in the profile.
- In the profile,make the bullet point on municipal government knowledge broader
instead of specifically focusing on finance and land use.
- Conduct an online survey that runs parallel with the recruitment to solicit input from
the public on each ideal candidate profile statement via a rating criteria and include
the option for the public to comment as part of the survey.
- Tentatively schedule first round candidate interviews for June 7, 2014.
- The Council agreed eed that they did not need another meeting to approve the final
brochure and provided Monica LaBossiere administrative authority to work with Bill
Avery in finalizing the candidate profile and the community survey accordingly and
as part of this process,to work with Crystal Bothelio and Brian Babcock in obtaining
pictures and language for the recruitment brochure.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Lo adjourned the meeting at 9:00 a.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted:
r/T-10Ct.
Crys al Bothelio, City Clerk
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