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• • CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION October 23, 2007 APPROVED 136 137 Director Tesch explained that there is a normal disciplinary process that is followed. 138 139 Is there agreement that the city should go out for an RFP? If so, what would be included? 140 141 One council member suggested: 142 - look at process in place, evaluate it and see if it is the right process to clearly 143 identify how employees will be evaluated and how those results are used; 144 - look at the process of how the council evaluates the city administrator (include alternatives) 145 146 Ann Antonsen suggested that the council seems to be calling for a review of the City's 147 classification and compensation program and performance evaluation system and requesting 148 recommendations be included on evaluation of the city administrator position. That would 149 naturally include a review of internal equity as well as market. The city could ask that each 150 component be bid separately however she wouldn't recommend utilizing different consultants for 151 different elements. On the question of including all departments, she explained that it would be a 152 requirement for some elements but you could exclude some groups for some areas. For instance, 153 it wouldn't be unusual for the police department to have a different performance system. On the 154 question of timing and union contracts currently being negotiated, it would seem almost 155 impossible to include any change right away but probably more like in a year. 156 157 Another council member suggested the project should include review of the current system - job 158 descriptions, performance evaluation, job evaluation and employee compensation, internal equity 159 and employee satisfaction. 160 161 Perhaps a work session agenda item to discuss turnover could be scheduled. Information from 162 more than four years previous may be helpful as a comparison. It should be kept in context of 163 what is happening in the rest of the world and that turnover isn't always a bad thing. 164 165 A draft of an RFP will be presented at the November work session. 166 167 The correct term for what the city is looking for seems to be an "audit" as well as looking at best 168 practices in the areas noted. 169 170 The meeting was adjourned at 7:27 p.m. 171 172 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on 173 November 13, 2007, 174 175 176 177 178 Julianne : artell, City Ilerk John Bergeson, Mayor 179 144P 6,4"$N; 4