HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-20-06 Special Called Meeting of City Manager Selection Process Committee Minutes
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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF CITY MANAGER SELECTION
PROCESS
November 20, 2006
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Alton Porter at 5:30 p.m.
Members Present: Mayor Alton Porter, Howard Ebow, Tommy Moser and Chuck Engelken
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: City Secretary Martha Gillett and Police Chief Richard Reff.
Others Present: None
2. The November 14,2006 minutes were approved.
Motion was made by Councilmember Engelken to approve the minutes as presented.
Second by Councilmember Ebow. Motion carried unanimously.
Ayes: Mayor Porter, Chuck Engelken, Tommy Moser and Howard Ebow.
Nays: None
Abstain: None
3. DISCUSS RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND TIME TABLE FOR SELECTION OF A
CITY MANAGER
The Committee discussed the following items:
Police Chief Richard Reff was directed by the committee to conduct background and
financial investigations on the top three (3) applicants.
The next committee meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held on Thursday, November 30,
2006, in the Council Conference Room at 5:30 p.m.
The committee directed staff to send no thank you letters to all applicants not selected for
background investigation.
The committee directed the City Secretary to conduct education background checks on the
top three (3) applicants.
4. DISCUSS INTERVIEW PROCESS
The committee will review the background investigation results and determine who will be
interviewed at that point.
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5. EXECUTIVE SESSION - PURSUANT TO PROVISION OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW,
CHAPTER 551, SECTIONS 551.071 THROUGH 551.076, AND SECTIONS 551.087, TEXAS
GOVERNMENT CODE, (CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY, DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL
PROPERTY, DELIBERATION REGARDING PROSPECTIVE GIFT OR DONATION, PERSONNEL
MATTERS, DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES, OR EXCLUDING A WITNESS
DURING EXAMINATION OF ANOTHER WITNESS IN AN INVESTIGATION, DELIBERATION
REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS)
SECTION - 551.074 (PERSONNEL MATTER) MEET WITH POLICE CHIEF TO DISCUSS
BACKGROUND CHECK FOR CITY MANAGER CANDIDATE NUMBER 1
6. EXECUTIVE SESSION - PURSUANT TO PROVISION OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, CHAPTER
551, SECTIONS 551.071 THROUGH 551.076, AND SECTIONS 551.087, TEXAS GOVERNMENT
CODE, (CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY, DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY,
DELIBERATION REGARDING PROSPECTIVE GIFT OR DONATION, PERSONNEL MATTERS,
DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES, OR EXCLUDING A WITNESS DURING
EXAMINATION OF ANOTHER WITNESS IN AN INVESTIGATION, DELIBERATION REGARDING
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS)
SECTION - 551.074 (PERSONNEL MATTER) MEET WITH POLICE CHIEF TO DISCUSS
BACKGROUND CHECK FOR CITY MANAGER CANDIDATE NUMBER 2
7. EXECUTIVE SESSION - PURSUANT TO PROVISION OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, CHAPTER
551, SECTIONS 551.071 THROUGH 551.076, AND SECTIONS 551.087, TEXAS GOVERNMENT
CODE, (CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY, DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY,
DELIBERATION REGARDING PROSPECTIVE GIFT OR DONATION, PERSONNEL MATTERS,
DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES, OR EXCLUDING A WITNESS DURING
EXAMINATION OF ANOTHER WITNESS IN AN INVESTIGATION, DELIBERATION REGARDING
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS)
SECTION - 551.074 (PERSONNEL MATTER) MEET WITH POLICE CHIEF TO DISCUSS
BACKGROUND CHECK FOR CITY MANAGER CANDIDATE NUMBER 3
Committee retired to Executive Session on items 5, 6 and 7 at 5:34 p.m. and returned to the
meeting and reconvened at 5:53 p.m.
8. CONSIDERATIONS AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ITEMS CONSIDERED IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION
There was no action taken.
9. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6: 10 p.rn.
Approved this 30th day of November, 2006.
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Alton E. Porter, Mayor
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City Secretary
A quorum of City Council Members may be present and participate in discussions at this
meeting, however, no action will be taken.