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-1t3- regard to an employment offer to the top candidate. If the top candidate does not accept the position, staff is prepared to make an offer to the second candidate. Motion by Councilmember Anderson, seconded by Mayor Gamec, to recommend that the City Council attthorize the City Administrator to hire one of the top two candidates, pending the outcome of negotiations with the candidates with ratification occurring at the September 24 meeting of the City Council. Further discussion: Councilmember Zimmerman inquired as to why the Council was not involved with the hiring of a department head, as they have in the past. City Administrator Norman replied that the Council has interviewed department heads in the past, but this position is not a department head position. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Anderson, Hendriksen, Kurak, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case//2: Discussion of City Administrator Contract Assistant City Administrator Nelson stated that at the August 19, 2002 meeting of the City Council, the Council requested that a case be placed on the next Personnel Committee agenda to discuss the City Administrator's contract. Ms. Nelson presented a copy of the contract to all Committee members. Councihnember Anderson stated that she had requested that the item be added to the agenda because she thought it would be a good idea for all Councilmembers to be familiar with the contract and then they could discuss if there should be any changes made to the contract. Councilmember Hendriksen stated that he had asked the item to be placed on the agenda for a slightly different reason. He explained that his concern is that the Charter Commission is considering the possibility of changing the City's form of government to City Manager rather than a City Administrator form of government. He stated that there had been some discussion amongst the Charter Commission if Mr. Norman would automatically fill the position of City Manager if the change were to occur and he thought the response was no. Mr. Norman's current contract provides a six month severance that would pay him if the City terminates his contract and if the City is to make the change to a City Manager form of government he felt that there should be a provision that they could terminate the contract without paying a half a year salary. Councilmember Anderson recommended that the Council have time to review the contract and then discuss the terms at a future meeting. City Attorney Goodrich noted that the Council does have the right to negotiate the contract, but it does have to be done in an open meeting. Personnel Committee/September 11, 2002 Page 2 of 4 I I I I I I I I I I I I I i I I i I I