1989-11-21MINUTES - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING
NOVEMBER 21, 1989
The meeting was called to order at approximately 7:30 PM.
Members present: Mayor Smith, Councilmember Lez Jensen, Phyllis
Jessen, Skip Johnson, Andrea Ahrens. Absent: None. Also
present: City Manager Ed Shukle.
The City Manager Performance Evaluation was discussed. It was
the consensus to continue with individually evaluating the City
Manager and not to discuss this at a group setting, i.e., regular
council. meeting or the Committee of the Whole. It was the
consensus to do it annually and also to revise the evaluation
form. Suggestions were made with regard to the form:
1. Provide a rating scale that has five ratings
2. Need better questions
3. Need to set goals
Also discussed was the need for the Council to evaluate itself as
it relates to setting goals and objectives. It was the consensus
that it was difficult to set goals for the city manager without
having goals as a city council.
Discussion led into community surveys. The Council reviewed the
attitude survey that was prepared by the city manager. They also
reviewed the Economic Development Commission's survey that was
prepared by the EDC. The Council felt that obtaining information
from the community with regard to the City and its services is
valuable information that could be used in developing goals for
the city manager and setting a mission statement for the City.
By undertaking surveys, possibly by February 1990, goals and a
mission statement could be set for 1990. The Council reviewed
the EDC~s survey and suggested changes in it. The EDC survey and
the attitude survey will be combined to be placed within the
January 1990 Newsletter.
The City Manager distributed information from David Arndorfer,
Consultant for the LMCD. It is material that will be discussed
at a meeting to be held December 2, 1989, at the Lafayette Club.
Some of the Councilmembers indicated that they would be
attending.
City Manager Ed Shukle reviewed a proposal to call in the 1972
Improvement Bonds which are part of the Capital Improvement Debt
Service Fund. He reviewed a memo dated November 21, 1989 from
John Norman, Finance Director. Council consensus was to proceed
in getting the Improvement Bonds called in. Official action will
be taken at the November 28th, regular meeting.
City Manager Ed Shukle
which will be discussed
a subsequent meeting on
also distributed the
at a public hearing
December 5, 1989•
1990 Proposed Budget
on November 28th, and
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November 21, 1989
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There is no Committee of the Whole meeting in December. The next
meeting will be held on January 16, 1990.
Also discussed was the annual Christmas Party to be held Saturday
evening, December 2nd. It was the consensus to invite, in
addition to employees, commission members, police reserves,
firemen and the LMCD representative. The City Manager is to get
those invitations out immediately. Also discussed was the budget
for the party. The maximum amount is $500.
Upon motion by Johnson, seconded by Jensen,
unanimously, the meeting was adjourned at 10:10 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
L• .,
Ed Shukl e
City Manager
ES:ls
and carried
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