City Council Minutes 08-01-2006 SpecialMINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING — MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday August 1, 2006 — 6 p.m.
Members Present: Clint Herbst, Wayne Mayer, Tom Perrault, Glen Posusta and Brian Stumpf.
Members Absent: None
1. Call to Order.
The meeting was called to order at 6 p.m. for the purpose of continuing discussion on the
two applicants interviewed for the position of City Administrator. Mayor Herbst noted that
legal counsel will be preparing some contract options that can be used by the Council in
offering the position to a selected candidate.
After reviewing the qualifications of the two applicants interviewed, motion was made by
Brian Stumpf and seconded by Clint Herbst to offer the position to Jeff O'Neill, current
Deputy City Administrator. Voting in favor of the motion were Stumpf and Herbst, voting
in opposition were Perrault and Posusta with Wayne Mayer abstaining from voting at this
time.
Additional discussion of the candidates continued with Councilmember Mayer noting his
concern about a new administrator being appointed by a divided Council. Councilmember
Mayer felt it was important that this position have support from the entire Council and the
Council continued discussion on possible ways to achieve Council solidarity in any hiring
decision.
It was the opinion of Councilmember Posusta and Councilmember Perrault that there may
be public perception that the Council did not interview enough candidates even though one
of the applicants dropped out at their own choosing. As a result, motion was made by Glen
Posusta and seconded by Tom Perrault to re -advertise the position prior to making a final
choice. Voting in favor were Posusta and Perrault. Voting in opposition were Mayer,
Herbst and Stumpf.
Discussion by the Council continued on whether re -advertising the position would generate
any additional applicants who could be interviewed and it was suggested that the
advertisement include a salary range and note that the salary was dependent on
qualifications.
In an effort to achieve Council solidarity in any hiring decision for the job of City
Administrator, a motion was made by Wayne Mayer and seconded by Tom Perrault to
renew the process by re -advertising the position with the League of Minnesota Cities,
available league organizations from adjoining states and in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Deadline for submittal of applications would be August 18, 2006. Voting in favor were
Mayer, Perrault and Posusta. Voting in opposition were Herbst and Stumpf.
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Recording Secretary