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Approved Minutes: December 9, 2008
City of Lake Elmo
City Council Minutes
Special City Council Meeting
December 3, 2008
INTERVIEW CANDIDATES FOR INTERIM CITY ADMINISTRATOR
Mayor Johnston called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Present: Mayor Johnston, Council Members DeLapp, Johnson, Park, Smith and Council
Member-elect Emmons
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
MOTION: Council Member Johnson moved to approve the Special City Council Meeting
agenda as presented. Council Member Smith seconded the motion. Mayor Johnston and
Council Members Johnson, Park, Smith voted in favor of the motion and Council
Member DeLapp voted against the motion.
The City Council reviewed the 15 interview questions that were presented and shortened
the list to six questions.
MOTION: Council Member Johnson moved to approve Interview Questions 1, 2, 3, 7,
10, 11. Mayor Johnston seconded the motion. Mayor Johnston and Council Members
DeLapp, Park voted for the motion and Council Members Johnson and Smith voted
against the motion.
The City Council interviewed the following Interim City Administrator candidates:
Jim Norman Craig Dawson
Pat Klaers Dan Donahue
Todd Bodem
The Council discussed the merits of hiring an applicant who wanted to serve as an
Interim City Administrator for a term of four to six months versus an applicant that
desired the long-term city administrator position. There was Council discussion on the
candidates’ qualifications.
MOTION: Mayor Johnston moved to authorize the Mayor to offer the position of Interim
City Administrator to Crag Dawson, conditioned upon a satisfactory report on
background checks from the Human Resources attorney and to negotiate an employment
agreement as soon as possible. Council Member Park seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:21 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Sharon Lumby, City Clerk