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Special Work Session
Minutes
DATE: October 22, 2024
TIME STARTED: 5:30 P.M.
TIME ENDED: 6:30 P.M.
LOCATION: Community Room
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rafferty, Councilmembers Cavegn, Lyden, Stoesz and Ruhland
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
Staff Present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton.
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
Mayor Rafferty called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
2. Setting the Agenda: Addition or Deletion of Agenda Items
The agenda was adopted as presented.
3. Discuss Interim City Administrator Position
The City Council discussed options for hiring an Interim City Administrator. The current
City Administrator's last day is November 15, 2024. The Council determined to host a
series of candidate interviews and directed staff to provide meeting notices as
identified. The Council directed staff to post for the position, provide notice to a past
employee that may have interest in the position, and to provide notice to the LMC list
serve of retired and in transition professionals that provide interim contracts.
The City Administrator asked if the Council would like to engage the services of a
recruitment firm for the hiring process for the regular City Administrator position.
Mayor Rafferty stated that he was not ready to finalize the hiring process for the regular
City Administrator position at this time.
Councilmember Ruhland stated that consulting firms are expensive, and he would
support using our Human Resources Department to conduct the executive search.
The City Administrator noted that the Council could start with the Human Resources
Department and go to an executive search firm if needed. She stated that it will be one
of the tasks of the Interim City Administrator to direct the hiring process.
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4. Adjournment
Mayor Rafferty adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m.
These minutes were approved at the regular Council Meeting on November 25, 2024.
Roberta Colotti, CMC
City Clerk
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