Minutes - Council Work Session - 04/19/2022 - Special

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Administrative Services Director Lasher replied if a question, it should be a follow-up question for clarity. She stated if Council or Staff comes up with a new question they want to ask then, yes, that should be asked of all the candidates. She added if Council or Staff want to ask a question about the candidate’s past employment that is allowed. She stated there may be questions about why the candidate isn’t employed right now and things of that nature. Councilmember Musgrove referenced some of the references that were received yesterday, noting there were no answers on some of them and there was no statement saying there was no comment on that. She asked why some of those questions weren’t answered by the reference. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied there are a few questions that did not get answered and they have followed-up with the candidates both over the phone and in writing to ask them to provide that information. She stated unfortunately there are several sets of reference questions that references are asked and they are based on the level of the position. She stated this is a high level position and she didn’t realize, until they were typed up, that the questions initially asked by another staff member were not City Administrator level reference questions. She stated there is overlap but there are a couple of specific questions that didn’t get asked because it wasn’t for a senior level position. She stated they are awaiting those responses. Councilmember Musgrove asked if the Council would have them for the deliberation. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied she hoped so and they are going to follow up again. She stated there are some references that didn’t call back at all, even so, that is reflected on the application where a reference is listed and there are no comments. She stated they are actively trying to get answers to those questions. Councilmember Musgrove asked if the questions they received were questions that were asked at the administrative level or if it was a mix. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied it depended on when the person responded. She stated they caught this mistake late Thursday. On Friday, phone calls were made to all of the references apologizing and explaining there were a couple of additional questions that they needed to ask and requested a call back. She stated some references called back; those that didn’t received an email and responses are still being waited for. Councilmember Musgrove commented it was a holiday weekend so some may have not been in the office on Friday. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied some gave work emails, some also gave personal email addresses. She apologized, stated it was an unfortunate oversight, and Staff would do their best to get those responses. Administrative Services Director Lasher began the interviews at 8:58 a.m. The meeting was recessed at 12:30 p.m. and reconvened at 1:30 p.m. City Council Special Work Session / April 19, 2022 Page 2 of 3