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CALL TO ORDER-
SPECIAL MEETING:
ROLL CALL:
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PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE:
Meet With Waldron &
Company to Discuss
Process for Hiring New
City Manager
Break
Interview Candidates for
the Position ofInterim City
Manager
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Break
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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Port Angeles, Washington
August 28, 2008
Mayor Braun called the special meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at
12:10 p.m.
Members Present:
Mayor Braun, Deputy Mayor Wharton, and Councilmembers
Di Guilio, Kidd, Perry, and Rogers [arrived at 12:32 p.m.].
Members Absent:
Councilmember Williams.
Staff Present:
Attorney Bloor, Deputy Clerk Hagar, T. Gallagher, D.
McKeen, N. West, Y. Ziomkowski, M. Puntenney, B. Coons
T. Pierce, and M. Karjalainen.
Public Present:
B. Philpott. All others present in the audience failed to sign
the roster.
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The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Deputy Clerk Hagar.
I. Meet With Waldron & Company to discuss process for hiring new City
Manager:
Human Resources Manager Coons introduced Ed Rogan of Waldron & Company, who
thanked the Council for the opportunity to once again work with the City of Port Angeles.
Mr. Rogan reviewed the process for recruitment, stating it normally takes 90 days from
start to final interviews. Therefore, it was reasonable to expect to have a new City
Manager hired by January 1,2009.
Mr. Rogan stressed the importance of public outreach and receiving the input of other
major stakeholders. Those agencies identified as major stakeholders included the EDC,
Chamber of Commerce, Port of Port Angeles, Port Angeles Downtown Association, a
citizen-at-large, the Port Angeles School District, Peninsula College, and both the Lower
Elwha and Jamestown Klallam Tribes, Olympic Medical Center, and the Port Angeles
HarborWorks Development Authority. Mr. Rogan thanked the Council for its time and
stated a representative of Waldron & Company will be in contact next week to set up a
meeting schedule with individual Councilmembers and staff to receive input and begin
the recruitment process.
Mayor Braun recessed the meeting for a break at 12:50 p.m. The meeting reconvened at
1 :00 p.m.
2. Interview Candidates for the Position of Interim City Manager:
The City Council interviewed four candidates for the office of Interim City Manager:
Jerry Osterman, Craig Knutson, Dick Foster, and Doug Robinson.
Mayor Braun recessed the meeting for a break at 4:55 p.m.
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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
August 28, 2008
The meeting reconvened at 5:00 p.m., at which time Attorney Bloor described the options
available to the Council. These options included do nothing more at this time, adjourn
to Executive Session to discuss the candidates' qualifications, or remain in open session _
to discuss the candidates' qualifications. The Council elected to adjourn to Executive ..,
Session to discuss the qualifications of the four candidates.
ADJOURN TO
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Based on input from Attorney Bloor, Mayor Braun announced the need for an Executive
Session for approximately 30 minutes under the authority of RCW 42.30.140(4) to
evaluate the qualifications of an application for public employment., with possible action
to follow. The Executive Session convened at 4:55 p m. with staff invited to participate.
RETURN TO OPEN
SESSION:
The Executive Session conc1uded at 5:15 p.m. and the Council convened in regular open
seSSIOn.
Councilmember Di GuiIio moved to direct Attorney Bloor and Human Resources
Manager Coons to negotiate an Interim City Manager contract with Jerry
Osterman. Deputy Mayor Wharton seconded the motion. Following comments by
the City Council expressing their pleasure in finding such a well qualified candidate, a
vote was taken on the motion, which carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m.
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