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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - COMPLETE AGENDA - 03/29/2022 - SPECIAL MEETING City of Fort Collins Page 1 Jeni Arndt, Mayor Emily Francis, District 6, Mayor Pro Tem Susan Gutowsky, District 1 Julie Pignataro, District 2 Tricia Canonico, District 3 Shirley Peel, District 4 Kelly Ohlson, District 5 City Council Chambers City Hall West 300 LaPorte Avenue Fort Collins, Colorado Cablecast on FCTV Channel 14 on Connexion Channel 14 and 881 on Comcast Carrie Daggett Kelly DiMartino Anissa Hollingshead City Attorney Interim City Manager City Clerk Special Meeting March 29, 2022 7:15 p.m. Called by the Mayor on March 21, 2022 Upon request, the City of Fort Collins will provide language access services for individuals who have limited English proficiency, or auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities, to access City services, programs and activities. Contact 970.221.6515 (V/TDD: Dial 711 for Relay Colorado) for assistance. Please provide 48 hours advance notice when possible. A solicitud, la Ciudad de Fort Collins proporcionará servicios de acceso a idiomas para personas que no dominan el idioma inglés, o ayudas y servicios auxiliares para personas con discapacidad, para que puedan acceder a los servicios, programas y actividades de la Ciudad. Para asistencia, llame al 970.221.6515 (V/TDD: Marque 711 para Relay Colorado). Por favor proporcione 48 horas de aviso previo cuando sea posible. Please note public participation for this meeting will be live in Council Chambers. A) CALL MEETING TO ORDER B) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C) ROLL CALL City of Fort Collins Page 2 D) DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Consideration of a Motion for the City Council to go into Executive Session: “I move that the City Council go into executive session: 1. To interview, receive confidential information about and discuss the finalists for t he city manager position, pursuant to: • Article Two, Section Eleven of the City Charter, • Section 2-31(a)(1) of the City Code and • Colorado Revised Statutes Section 24-6-402(4)(f)(roman numeral one) AND 2. To discuss with the City’s attorneys and appropriate management staff the manner in which the particular policies, and practices related to the conduct of executive sessions and interviewing of job applicants may be affected by existing or proposed provisions of federal, state or local law, to pursuant to: • City Charter Article Roman Numeral Two, Section 11(2), • City Code Section 2-31(a)(2) and • Colorado Revised Statutes Section 24-6-402(4)(b).” 2. Resolution 2022-038 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. 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. E) ADJOURNMENT Agenda Item 2 Item # 2 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY March 29, 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. D.2 Packet Pg. 3 -1- 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. Packet Pg. 4 -2- 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 29th day of March, A.D. 2022. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk Packet Pg. 5