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STAFF REPORT TO: Mayor Fischer and Members of City Council FROM: Laura Linehan, Acting City Administrator Assistant City Administrator/CR Manager Heidi Heller, City Clerk/HR Manager DATE: June 11, 2025 RE: Approve Additional Funds for City Administrator Onboarding with HueLife ACTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED: Staff is requesting the City Council's consideration in approving an additional unbudgeted $2,000 for City Administrator onboarding services with HueLife. BACKGROUND: On February 12, 2025, the City Council approved a consulting services agreement with HueLife for a City Administrator Executive Search following the resignation of the previous City Administrator. Within the proposal, onboarding services could be requested additionally. At the time of executing the agreement, the staff did not request or exercise this additional service. On May 28, the City Council approved an employment agreement with Bryce Shearen to serve as the city’s new administrator starting on June 30. In order to provide the best possible tools for our incoming administrator, city staff reached out to Dr. Richard Fursman to obtain an overview and the associated cost with an onboarding exercise. ONBOARDING OVERVIEW As outlined in the memo from Dr. Fursman (Attachment A) the key outcomes for a new administrator onboarding include: • Establishing priorities • Reviewing cultural nuances • Reviewing strategic plan implementation roles • Verifying key strategic relationships • Identifying best elected relationship & governance • Clarifying performance expectations • Determining organizations’ readiness for change • Identifying risk factors As part of this process, Dr. Fursman will develop an online survey and report, and facilitate two separate meetings with leadership staff and the city council.