City Manager Search Advisory Task Force - June 28, 2017
City Manager Search Advisory Task Force Regular Meeting of the City Manager Search Advisory Task Force - Meeting will be held in City Hall Council Chambers
CITY MANAGER SEARCH ADVISORY TASK FORCE REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, June 28, 2017, 6:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers 301 W. 2nd Street Austin, Texas 78701 CURRENT TASK FORCE MEMBERS: Laura Huffman, Chair Saundra Kirk, Vice Chair Claudia Conner Susan Hambright Perla Cavazos Julio Gonzalez Altamirano Bill Spelman Channy Soeur Walter Muse Bobby Inman Jan Lehman AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 1. CITIZENS COMMUNICATION: GENERAL (Citizens will each be allowed three minutes to address the task force.) 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3. INVITED PUBLIC COMMENT ON IDEAL CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS AND IDENTIFY KEY COMMUNITY ISSUES FOR CITY MANAGER PROFILE Discussion and possible action regarding the following: a) Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission – Vince Cobalis b) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Quality of Life Advisory Commission – Dr. Victor Martinez c) African American Employee Network – Carla Johnson d) Austin/Travis County EMS Employee Association – Anthony Marquardt e) Austin Police Association – Kenneth Casaday f) Austin Federal, State, County, Municipal Employee Union – Carol Gutherie 4. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT Discussion and possible action regarding the following: To help ensure consistency, Task Force is requesting public comment/feedback around four critical questions that the Consultant Steve Newton from Russell Reynolds will use to develop the profile for our next city manager. (Citizens may sign up to speak on any of the four questions. Each speaker will be allotted 3 minutes to speak for each question for which they signed up to speak.) a) What skills and abilities are most important for someone to manage our city? This could include previous job experience, education, etc. b) What are the personal characteristics that are most important for our next city manager to lead our unique community? Please think about the attributes that would be essential for someone to thrive in this environment. c) What do you see as the most critical challenges to Austin over the next 5-10 years? Our next city manager is going to have to have the professional skills and personal attributes to tackle these issues, so we think it is important to provide this specific feedback to the City Council. 5. NEW BUSINESS Discussion and possible action regarding the following: a) City Manager Recruitment Process, updates on district meetings, public meetings, website to solicit community input, and utilizing 311 to survey public. b) Continued discussion on recommendation of Task Force’s role beyond phase 1 (Development of City Manager …
CITY MANAGER SEARCH ADVISORY TASK FORCE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, June 28, 2017 The City Manager Search Advisory Task Force convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at City Hall Council Chambers. Chair Laura Huffman called the Task Force meeting to order at 6:08 p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Laura Huffman (Chair), Saundra Kirk (Vice Chair), Claudia Conner, Perla Cavazos, Julio Gonzalez Altamirano, Bill Spellman, Channy Soeur, Walter Muse, Jan Lehman, Admiral Bobby Inman. Susan Hambright was absent. Staff in Attendance: Joya Hayes, Debbie Maynor, Trinh Bartlett, Lara Foss, Lee Crawford, Sonya Alexander-Harry, Rod Sigler, and Doron Silberstein. Erin Carbrey from Russell Reynold Associates was in attendance. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Recommendation by Task Force Chair Laura Huffman to approve the minutes for the June 16, 2017 City Manager Search Advisory Task Force Meeting was approved on Task Force Vice Chair Saundra Kirk’s motion. Task Force Member Admiral Bobby Inman seconded on a 10-0 vote. Task Force Member Susan Hambright was absent. 2. CITIZENS COMMUNICATION: GENERAL a) Robert Matlock spoke about the Electric Utility Commission’s working group’s recommendations for power generation for the next 10 years and looking for a City Manager with a strong environmental track record. 3. INVITED PUBLIC COMMENT a) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Quality of Life Advisory Commission – Dr. Victor Martinez b) Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission – Vince Cobalis c) African American Employee Network – Carla Johnson d) Austin/Travis County EMS Employee Association – Anthony Marquardt e) Austin Police Association – Kenneth Casaday f) Austin Federal, State, County, Municipal Employee Union – Carol Gutherie 4. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ON IDEAL CITY MANAGER QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS AND KEY ISSUES TO INCLUDE IN CITY MANAGER PROFILE. a) Erwin Mazanegos b) Mike Burnett c) Bob Hendricks d) Shane Johnson e) Sylvia Mendoza 5. NEW BUSINESS a) Task Force Chair Laura Huffman asked everyone to sign the City Email Agreement Form. b) Task Force Chair Laura Huffman mentioned the memo that she and Saundra Kirk wrote to the Mayor and Council regarding the City Manager Search Advisory Task Force Scope that would be going out later that day. This memo was passed out to each Task Force Member. c) Russell Reynolds Associates Representative Erin Carbrey brought three sample candidate profiles and passed out copies to each Task Force member to review. d) Task Force Chair Laura Huffman mentioned that several Task …
1 CITY MANAGER SEARCH ADVISORY TASK FORCE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Friday, June 16, 2017 The City Manager Search Advisory Task Force convened in a regular meeting on Friday, June 16, 2017 at Town Lake Center Assembly Room 130. Chair Laura Huffman called the Board Meeting to order at 1:05 p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Laura Huffman (Chair), Saundra Kirk (Vice Chair), Claudia Conner, Susan Hambright, Perla Cavazos, Julio Gonzalez Altamirano, Bill Spellman, Channy Soeur, Walter Muse, Jan Lehman. Admiral Bobby Inman was absent. Staff in Attendance: Joya Hayes, Debbie Maynor, Trinh Bartlett, Lara Foss, Monika Arvelo, Sonya Alexander-Harry, Rod Sigler, and Cindy Henson. Erin Carbrey from Russell Reynold Associates was in attendance. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Recommendation by Task Force Member Jan Lehman to approve the minutes for the June 12 City Manager Search Advisory Task Force meeting was approved on Jan Lehman’s motion, Task Force Member Perla Cavazos seconded on a 10-0 vote. Task Force Member Admiral Bobby Inman was absent. 2. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL a) Dana Blanton - comments regarding needs for next Police Chief stating that similar qualities are needed for the next City Manager. b) Sammy Easterday – comments regarding skills, personal characteristics and challenges for the next City Manager. c) Daniel Llanes – discussed equity issues and also discussed skills, experience, and characteristics needed for the next City Manager. 3. INVITED PUBLIC COMMENTS a) Darlene Berghammer – Austin Hispanic/Latino Network b) Bob Nicks – Austin Firefighters Association c) Lei Ye – Asian American Employee Network d) Reverend Daryl Horton 4. STAFF BRIEFINGS a) Task Force Member Laura Huffman (Chair) let everyone know that the survey was now available for public input. The survey is posted on NextDoor, and the Task Force website. The City of Austin website is being revised to make it easier for the public to find the survey. Citizens can also call 3-1-1 to provide input; they have the capabilities for verbal communication in any language. 2 b) Erin Carbrey from Russell Reynolds stated that survey to City of Austin senior management (approximately 861 staff members) will be sent out early next week. c) Task Force Member Saundra Kirk (Vice Chair) discussed the role of Task Force members for feedback. Each member is to work with their Council member staff to ensure meetings are recorded. Task Force members may facilitate/host a meeting to receive input and to capture information provided by the …
