Minutes - Council Work Session - 12/12/2017

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Mayor Strommen stated that she likes the idea of tailoring specific to the Commission or Board, as better information is then received. She noted that if someone is interested in multiple Boards/Commissions, one question could be asked of each group. She stated that making the questions too broad makes it so that the Council does not really receive any information and therefore she would prefer to make more specific questions so that better information is received through the interview. She stated that one question from each Board/Commission could be asked for someone that has interest in two different groups and then you would be receiving information relative to each group. Councilmember Shryock stated that she would like to see the questions kept more neutral or positive in nature, rather than asking for concerns, which could make it seem that the City is asking for complaints. Councilmember Riley referenced question five, noting that there was vagueness and perhaps additional language should be added "in regard to the Economic Development Authority/Park Commission"which would provide more detail in the applicant's response. Mayor Strommen agreed that the question could be made topical, such as related to economic development or park and recreation as some of the meetings are not televised and therefore asking for input on the topic in general could provide the clarity. Councilmember LeTourneau referenced question three, which references ethics and integrity, and suggested rewording the question to ask for examples of how groups of people working together provides a positive outcome. He suggested removing the language "to the Board/Commission of your preference" and instead using language such as "to the City". Mayor Strommen referenced the last question asking if there is anything else the applicant would want the City to know, which usually does not get much response and suggested instead asking a question that would give more information. Councilmember LeTourneau agreed that question should be removed and instead a different question is asked that would give input on the person's personality if that is the desired outcome. Councilmember Riley asked if HR would be concerned with that in terms of personal divulgence related to asking someone what they like to do in their spare time. Human Resources Manager Lasher stated that while she would not ask that in an employment interview, it would be okay for this situation. She confirmed the consensus of the Council that additional interview questions will not be asked to the supplemental application and the changes will only be made to the interview questions. She confirmed that the website used to submit the applications is being changed from the previous format. 3. TOPICS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION 3.01: Review Future Topics/Calendar City Council Work Session/December 12, 2017 Page 7 of 8