Minutes - Council Work Session - 03/01/2022 - Special

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Administrative Services Director Lasher replied she thought she could tighten that up because she listed it “by April 15, 2022.” She stated sometimes appointments are not available but she could request a placeholder appointment so it could possibly be shortened to say “by April 12, or April 13, 2022.” Councilmember Howell replied that would save a couple days. Councilmember Woestehoff agreed that it would save a little time but thought because of when Council meetings are, it wouldn’t change the end date. Councilmember Howell stated it would save time on the front end to allow anyone to apply who wanted to. Councilmember Woestehoff agreed. Administrative Services Director Lasher stated Council may want to consider a special meeting at the beginning of May 2022. Councilmember Musgrove stated she wasn’t opposed to a special meeting. She commented that April 15, 2022 is a holiday weekend so it may be easier to make the deadline April 14, 2022 because work style assessments may not be done. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied she indicated “by April 15, 2022.” She understands and wants to expedite this so tomorrow she could call to see what their schedule looks like. The consensus of the Council was to extend the application deadline to March 27, 2022. Councilmember Howell commented that in thinking about March 8, 2022 and establishing the process, the meetings they have before the regular work sessions are time constrained and not very many people like to stay late when that happens. She wondered if the process could be set up now as far a who wants to be on the panels. She thought the more that is done now, the more direction Administrative Services Director Lasher would have going forward. Councilmember Musgrove replied she thought that was going to be included tonight and not just the deadlines. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied she is open to that and thought it would be helpful for her in terms of who wants to serve on the interview panel. She stated it would be similar to Deputy City Administrator/Community Dev. Director Hagen’s hire. She suggested not having a quorum as with the first time with Deputy City Administrator/Community Dev. Director Hagen’s position. She wouldn’t want to lose candidates because their names are public from the beginning and asked that the interviews be done during the day so Staff are not working 14 hours and it is also difficult for candidates. Councilmember Woestehoff left the meeting at 6:40 p.m. City Council Special Work Session / March 1, 2022 Page 11 of 15