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MINUTES
MAPLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL
MANAGER WORKSHOP
Wednesday
4:30 p.m., , January 21, 2009
Council Chambers, City Hall
A. CALL TO ORDER
A meeting of the City Council was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and was called to order
at 4:38 p.m. by Mayor Longrie.
B. ROLL CALL
Diana Longrie, Mayor Present
Erik Hjelle, Councilmember Present
Kathleen Juenemann, Councilmember Present
John Nephew, Councilmember Present
Will Rossbach, Councilmember Present
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Councilmember Nephew moved to approve the agenda as submitted.
Seconded by Mayor Longrie. Ayes ? All
The motion passed.
D.UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Deliberation of the City Manager Candidates
The City Council discussed the City Manager candidates that they interviewed on January 14,
2009, along with the reports that the Council received from the Citizen Business Panel and
Employee Panel. The City Council agreed that they would not be making a final decision on a
selected candidate at this meeting.
City Attorney, Alan Kantrud answered questions of the Council on the setting of the agenda.
After discussing the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate, the City Council indicated their
dissatisfaction with the performance of Steve Bernard from the Par Group. The City Council
directed Acting City Manager, Chuck Ahl to contact Mr. Bernard and demand a written
background report on each candidate as the council believes is required by The Par Group
contract. The Council also requested a written report from Mr. Bernard on the reference reviews
of the candidates along with a report on their Google search.
E. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Longrie adjourned the meeting at 6:34 p.m.
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