City Manager Search Advisory Task Force - July 27, 2017
City Manager Search Advisory Task Force Regular Meeting of the City Manager Search Advisory Task Force - This meeting will be in the Assembly Room, Room 130.
CITY MANAGER SEARCH ADVISORY TASK FORCE REGULAR MEETING Thursday, July 27, 2017 4:30 p.m. Austin Energy Headquarters Town Lake Center – Assembly Room, Room 130 721 Barton Springs Austin, Texas 78704 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 (Individuals will each be allowed 3 minutes to address the Task Force.) 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JULY 19, 2017 TASK FORCE MEETING 3. NEW BUSINESS Discussion and possible action regarding the following: a) Updates on City Manager Recruitment Process. b) Discussion, review and approval of the report of synthesized feedback from District Meetings, Online Community Survey, 3-1-1 Feedback and Culture Analyst™ Report. ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Sonya Alexander-Harry at Human Resources Department, at 512-974-3228, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the City Manager Search Advisory Task Force, please contact Sonya Alexander-Harry at 512-974-3228.
Private and ConfidentialAustin City Manager Search Community Feedback SummaryJuly 2017Steve NewtonErin Carbrey Private and Confidential2Executive summaryThe Next City Manager: The next City Manager must be someone who’ll serve as a strategic advisor to the Mayor and City Council, implement policies, and will be an advocate for all members of the community. This individual must have experience managing a City or entity with similar or larger size and scale of Austin. There are three themes surrounding skills/abilities and characteristics of the next City Manager and critical issues facing Austin over the next 5-10 years: Communication and Leadership: The next City Manager must demonstrate exceptional communication skills and have a genuine willingness to listen and engage with the community. This individual must have experience managing a City or entity with similar size and scale of Austin. Residents and community stakeholders want a leader who’ll have the skills and experience to lead Austin by combining vision, efficient strategy, and operational excellence together in an open, communicative style.Embrace Austin: The next City Manager must be able to embrace Austin and the spirit of the community. This individual must support an environment of transparency, community, innovation, and open-mindedness. The next City Manager will be someone who is a proponent of diversity and inclusiveness and values the perspectives of others.Rapid Growth: Rapid growth is the number one issue facing Austin across multiple areas including, but not limited to: affordability, housing, equity, transportation, maintenance, infrastructure, and funding budget requests. The next City Manager will be charged with advising key stakeholders on innovative strategies to address these issues. Private and Confidential3Community outreachMembers of the Austin Community had the opportunity to participate in Phase One of the search process. There were four overlapping outreach efforts from which we collected feedback to learn more about the desired abilities, skills, and characteristics of the next City Manager as well as critical challenges facing Austin over the next 5-10 years:Employee SurveyCity Manager Search Advisory Task Force MeetingsDistrict OutreachOnline Survey and 3-1-1Districts created opportunities for their constitutes to participate in our search process. RRA received a report from each of the 10 districts. Reports were shared with RRA and Task Force Committee Members.Four public meetings were hosted by the City Manager Search Advisory Task Force.Community members and stakeholders were invited to speak.Residents were encouraged to attend and speak at each meeting.Residents had the opportunity provide feedback via an online survey or by calling …
CITY MANAGER SEARCH ADVISORY TASK FORCE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Thursday, July 27, 2017 The City Manager Search Advisory Task Force convened in a regular meeting on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Town Lake Center, Austin Energy Headquarters, 721 Barton Springs, Austin, TX 78704 Chair Laura Huffman called the Task Force meeting to order at 4:35 p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Laura Huffman (Chair), Saundra Kirk (Vice Chair), Claudia Conner (via phone), Perla Cavazos, Julio Gonzalez Altamirano, Bill Spellman, Channy Soeur, Walter Muse, Jan Lehman, Susan Hambright, and Admiral Bobby Inman. Staff in Attendance: Debby Maynor, Lara Foss, Lee Crawford, Rodney Crain, Rod Sigler, Daniel Murphy, and Sonya Alexander-Harry. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JULY 19, 2017 TASK FORCE MEETING Recommendation by Task Force Chair Laura Huffman to approve the minutes for the July 19, 2017 City Manager Search Advisory Task Force Meeting was approved by Task Force Member Walter Muse’s motion with Task Force Members Perla Cavazos and Susan Hambright second on a 8-0 vote. Task Force Members Bobby Inman, Bill Spelman, and Jan Lehman were absent at the time of vote of approval. 2. CITIZENS COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No one signed up to speak. 3. NEW BUSINESS Discussion and possible action regarding the following: a) Updates on City Manager Recruitment Process Russell Reynold Associates Representative Steve Newton briefly noted a correction was made to the Culture Analyst™ Report. b) Discussion, review and approval of the report of synthesized feedback from District Meetings, Online Community Survey, 3-1-1 Feedback and Culture Analyst™ Report. Russell Reynolds Associates Representative Steve Newton reviewed and discussed the report of synthesized feedback from District Meetings, Online Community Survey, 3-1-1 Feedback and Culture Analyst™ Report with the Task Force. A recommendation to approve the report of synthesized feedback from District Meetings, Online Community Survey, 3-1-1 Feedback and Culture Analyst™ Report with changes requested by Task Force was approved on Task Force Member Spelman’s motion with Task Force Member Perla Cavazos’s second on an 11-0 vote. 4. ADJOURNMENT Task Force Member Perla Cavazos motioned to adjourn the meeting. Task Force Member Susan Hambright seconded on an 11-0 vote. The Task Force Meeting was adjourned at 5:07 p.m. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please …
