HomeMy WebLinkAbout#20 - Hire Community Development Director STAFF REPORT
DATE: January 2, 2024
CONSENT
AGENDA ITEM: Hire Community Development Director
SUBMITTED BY: Karissa Goers, Administrative Services Director
BACKGROUND:
The community development director position is vacant and the city has gone through a couple of
application cycles since May. We recently held interviews with department directors, qualified
candidates moved forward to a second interview with the Mayor, Council Member Holtz, the City
Administrator, and our planning consultant.
ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL:
Should Jason Stopa be hired as the Community Development Director at the terms described below?
PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS:
The recommendation is to hire Jason Stopa with a pay rate at grade 12, step 5. His tentative start date is
February 5, 2024.
Jason has over nine years of experience as a Community Development Director with St. Bernard’s Parish,
LA.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Community Development Director position has been included in the 2024 budget to accommodate this
salary.
OPTIONS:
1) Hire Jason Stopa as the Community Development Director at the terms described above
2) Offer the job to Jason Stopa under different terms
3) Offer position to another candidate
4) Re-advertise the position
RECOMMENDATION:
If removed from the consent agenda
“Motion to hire Jason Stopa as the Community Development Director with a salary at grade 12, step
5.”
ATTACHMENTS:
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