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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY March 26, 2022
Human Resources
STAFF
Teresa Roche, Human Resources Executive
Carrie M. Daggett, Legal
SUBJECT
Resolution 2022-038 Selecting a City Manager Finalist and Designating Two Councilmembers to Work w ith
City Staff to Develop Proposed Terms and Conditions of a City Manager Employment Agreement for Council
Consideration.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to name the selected finalist for City Manager and authorize two members
of the Council to discuss with City staff and/or the person named to develop the terms and conditions of
employment for the City Manager position.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
On January 24, 2022, Council reviewed all applicants' materials for City Manager, and Mark McDaniel from the
recruitment firm Strategic Government Resources invited the semi-finalists to complete the next stage of the
application process. On February 15, 2022, Council discussed the semi-finalists and invited six finalists to
advance to the final selection phase. One finalist withdrew from consideration prior to the completion of the
final materials required by each finalist. The interview process began virtually on March 7 and conti nued with
an onsite schedule from March 24 to March 26, including Council Member and Council interviews. This
Resolution is for selection of a finalist for the City Manager position, with final appointment conditional on the
successful negotiation and approval of terms and conditions incorporated in an employment contract.
This Resolution also designates two members of Council to discuss with City staff or the named finalist the terms
and conditions of an employment agreement.
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RESOLUTION 2022-038
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SELECTING A CITY MANAGER FINALIST AND
DESIGNATING TWO COUNCILMEMBERS TO WORK WITH CITY STAFF
TO DEVELOP PROPOSED TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
A CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
WHEREAS, on July 8, 2021, City Manager Darin Atteberry notified the City Council
of his intent to resign from his employment as City Manager effective August 20, 2021; and
WHEREAS, on August 4, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution 2021-079,
establishing the Ad Hoc City Manager Selection Process Committee (“Committee”) and
appointing its members; and
WHEREAS, on October 5, 2021, the Council adopted Resolution 2021-091 approving
the Committee’s recommendations for the action plan and timeline for the City Manager
recruitment and selection; and
WHEREAS, on November 16, 2021, the Council adopted Resolution 2021-109,
approving recruitment materials for the selection of a City Manager; and
WHEREAS, on February 15, 2022, the Council adopted Resolution 2022-034,
approving the design and timeline for the interview process for the City Manager selection; and
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2022, remote forum and panel interviews were conducted to
allow City employees and members of the public to provide input to Council to inform Council’s
selection of a new City Manager; and
WHEREAS, the Council has now completed an extensive series of interview events
during March 24th through 26th, through which Councilmembers individually and collectively
have had the opportunity to interview and learn about the five finalists for the city manager
position; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the Council’s consideration of its candidate interviews, input
from others who have participated in the forum events and other activities in the selection
process, the Council is now prepared to select a finalist for the City Manager position, with
whom the discussion and negotiation of terms and conditions of employment will now proceed;
and
WHEREAS, included in the adopted plan for the City Manager recruitment and selection
process is the designation of Councilmembers to assist the Human Resources Executive with the
discussion and negotiation of proposed terms and conditions of employment, to be included in an
employment agreement that will ultimately be presented to the City Council for approval; and
WHEREAS, this Resolution designates two Councilmembers to work with the CHRO in
the discussion and negotiation of proposed employment terms and conditions with the selected
finalist for the City Manager position.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That the Council hereby selects and designates
_______________________ as the final City Manager candidate, with whom negotiations of
proposed terms and conditions of an employment agreement will promptly proceed.
Section 3. That the Council hereby designates ____________________ and
_____________________ to work with the Human Resources Executive to develop proposed
terms and conditions of an employment agreement for the City Manager position, with such
agreement to be presented for City Council consideration in April 2022.
Passed and adopted at an adjourned regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort
Collins this 26th day of March, A.D. 2022.
_________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
City Clerk