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~} Consent. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF THE CONMJNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR By: Givonna Reed Kone, Human Resources Manager Background On October 25, 2007, Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon submitted a letter of resignation. Mr. Trudgeon's last day of employment with the City will be November 21, 2007. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends. that the City Council accept Mr. Trudgeon's resignation from the Community Development Director position and that staff be granted authorization tobegin the process to fill the. Community DevelopmentDirectorposhion. Staff further recommends that the. City. Council grant staff authorization to use up to $5,000 for assessments, background checks and travel related expenses for the recruitment process for a new Community Development Director. With regard to interviews, staff is recommending that there be two interview panels that will run- .concurrently. The external interview panel will be comprised of the members of the Personnel Committee, a Community Development Director from another community and the chairs of the Planning Commission and EDA. Funding Source Up to $5,000 of the unused salary from the current Community Development Director position will be used for assessments, background checks and travel related expenses for applicants. City Council Acfion Make a motion to do the following: accept the resignation of the Community. Development Director; direct staff to begin the recruitment process to fill the Community Development Director position; grant staff authorization to use up to $5,000 for assessments, .background checks and travel related expenses for the recruitment process for a new Community Development Director; and establish an external interview panel to include the Personnel Committee. CC: 11/13/Q7 Reviewed By: City Administrator G:1Admi~vstrationlHuma,~Resources\RecmiUnent\Commwvty Development\Comm Dev Director\2008\accept resig oFCDD-i i-13-07.DOC -213-