HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 06/07/2022 - RESOLUTION 2022-038 SELECTING A CITY MANAGER FINAL Agenda Item
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY June 7, 2022
City Council
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 with
the Recruitment Team 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 the recruiter hired to support the recruitment process, City staff and/or the person
named to develop the terms and conditions of employment for the City Manager position.
If Council is not prepared to move forward to name a selected finalist or would like to direct staff to take
specific actions in furtherance of the recruitment and selection of a new City Manager, Council may wish to
give that direction by motion in lieu of approving the Resolution.
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 continued 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 the recruiter retained to support the
recruitment and selection process, staff and 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 THE RECRUITMENT
TEAM 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, on March 26, 2022, the Council adopted a motion to pause the selection
process to allow more time for Councilmembers to consider the selection decision; and
WHEREAS, after taking some additional time to consider the candidates and the
selection, and 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 recruiter retained by the City to
support the recruitment and selection process, with the support of the Human Resources
Executive, to discuss and negotiate proposed terms and conditions of employment to be included
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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
recruitment team in the discussion and negotiation of proposed employment terms and conditions
with the selected finalist for the City Manager position.
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 recruitment team 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 on June 21, 2022, if ready for consideration by that
time.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 7th
day of June, A.D. 2022.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk