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<br />Consensus of the Council was that the Police and Fire Departments are covered in the following <br />statement included in the resolution: "The City Council has great confidence in the staff and is <br />confident that Ramsey will continue to deliver the highest quality city services possible. " <br /> <br />Councilmember Jeffrey stressed the importance of the following statement included in the <br />resolution: "Throughout the course of the transition, the City's governance and daily operations <br />will not change. The City Council will maintain its governance role and not take on an <br />operational role." Councilmember Jeffrey stressed that Council needs to stay out of the daily <br />operations of staff. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich advised that contractually Mr. Norman's resignation is not effective <br />until December 31, 2006; every day through December 31, 2006, Mr. Norman is the City <br />Administrator with no less authority than he had yesterday. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig observed in looking at the City Council parallel with the private sector, <br />the City Council is the Board of Directors, and Mr. Norman is CEO of the company. It should <br />be understood that Mr. Norman has that authority and each staff member has authority in their <br />respective positions. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich indicated contact individuals for inquiries from the residents and media, <br />and for inquiries from city employees need to be included in the resolution. <br /> <br />Council discussed which staff members should be designated as the contacts. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jeffrey stated this is an operational issue for staff to determine; staff should <br />inform Council of how they will handle this situation. <br /> <br />Councilmember Elvig suggested the first contact name be designated as City Administrator <br />Norman and the second be designated as Human Resources Manager Reed-Kone. Mr. Norman <br />can then pass duties along as he sees fit. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Elvig, to adopt the Resolution <br />addressing administrative issues regarding the resignation of City Administrator James E. <br />Norman, with the following included in the resolution as the designated contacts: inquiries from <br />residents and media: James E. Norman; inquiries from city employees: Givonna Reed Kone. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich indicated the following change should be made to the resolution: "The <br />City Council will establish a transition team by on November 14,2006..." <br /> <br />Councilmember Jeffrey requested the motion be amended to change the statements regarding the <br />designated contacts as follows: James E. Norman or his designee will be the contact for all <br />inquiries from residents, media, and city employees. He stated he would like Mr. Norman to <br />provide Council with information on how this will be handled, as this is an operational issue. <br /> <br />Special City Council / November 1, 2006 <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />