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rights. He stated that there will be a Work Session on February 15, 2022 to talk more about the process of filling the position. Councilmember Howell referenced the staff report which reads "Staff will be soliciting proposals from firms to bring back considerations at the work session when this matter is discussed." Based on that paragraph, she stated that the recent hire of the new Community Development Director/ Assistant City Administrator and they went through that process together. She stated on June 8, 2022 there was a meeting where the City Clerk talked the Council through the process. Councilmember Howell highlighted some of the comments from the City Clerk and asked if the Council could come to a consensus on what should be prepared for the February 15, 2022 meeting based on those comments. She asked if a similar process could be used for the City Administrator including not hiring an outside firm and having each councilmember and the Staff come with notes about what they are looking for in a City Administrator to give Administrative Services Director Lasher direction going into the meeting on February 15, 2022. Councilmember Riley replied that going into the meeting prepared with what the Council is looking for is a great idea. Regarding the search firm, he would want to consider proposals for outside search firms because the City Administrator position is the highest position in the City and he wanted to ensure an exhaustive search is done for the most qualified candidates possible. Mayor Kuzma agreed and added that an internal search would be hard and a search firm would have a larger reach. Councilmember Musgrove asked City Administrator Ulrich about the difference between the search process for the Community Development Director and now the City Administrator. City Administrator Ulrich replied it is a different position, different from a department head. He added there are some key vacancies within so HR and Community Service Director Lasher are pretty busy right now, which is a concern. He stated looking at proposals could be considered and a search firm may shorten the process. Motion by Councilmember Specht, Seconded by Councilmember Riley to accept the Retirement/Resignation of City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich. Further Discussion: Councilmember Specht agreed with Councilmember Howell that doing it inhouse could be a great success and should be tried before spending a lot of money. He stated he understood this is going to be addressed in a Work Session so he was okay getting information on search firms. A roll call vote was performed: Councilmember Musgrove aye Councilmember Specht aye Councilmember Woestehoff aye Councilmember Heineman aye Councilmember Howell aye Councilmember Riley aye City Council/February 8, 2022 Page 22 of 23