HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC AG PKT 2010-12-13 #W AGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE: December 13, 2010
TO: Honorable Mayor, City Council and Redevelopment Agency
THRU: David Carmany, City Manager /Executive Director
FROM: Linda Devine, City Clerk /Secretary
SUBJECT: RE- ORGANIZATION OF CITY COUNCIL AND
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
BACKGROUND:
Annually the City Council undergoes a re- organization to select one of its
members as Mayor and one member as Mayor Pro Tem. The first action will be
to select the Mayor for 2011. The newly selected Mayor will then preside over
conducting the selection of the Mayor Pro Tem. (City Charter - Section 404)
Annually the Seal Beach Redevelopment Agency, by the members of the
Agency, selects an Agency Chairman and Vice Chairman. (RDA By -Laws -
Article II sections 3 and 4)
RECOMMENDATION:
1) City Council:
Re- organization of City Council - Selection of Mayor and Mayor Pro
Tempore.
2) Redevelopment Agency:
Re- organization of Redevelopment Agency - Selection of Chair and
Vice- Chair.
SUBMITTED BY: NOTED AND APPROVED:
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in. a Devine, ity Clerk David Carmany, City Manager
Secretary Executive Director •
Agenda Item W
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: December 13, 2010
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Attorney
SUBJECT: CITY MANAGER POSITION
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
City Manager David Carmany has submitted his resignation, effective 30 days from
the date of his resignation letter. The City Council has the following options:
1. Appoint a person with City Manager experience as Interim City Manager
2. Appoint a current City employee as Acting City Manager
3. Hire a recruiting firm to assist in the process of locating a new City Manager
4. Appoint two Council Members to serve on an ad -hoc subcommittee
5. Defer action until January
6. Take any of the above options, either singly or in combination.
BACKGROUND:
Periodically, city managers leave their cities. The City of Seal Beach has had
five city managers since 1990. (Five managers over a 20 year span is either
better than, or, in the very least, consistent with the norm in California.) Faced
with the departure of its chief administrative officer, a city council may employ
different methods in selecting a replacement. Historically, Seal Beach has
employed each of the methods listed above, often in conjunction with one or two
of the other methods. For example, in 2006 -2007, the Council initially appointed
the then - current Director of Public Works to serve as acting city manager, hired a
recruiting firm, then appointed a retired city manager as the interim city manager.
In the 1990s, the city council immediately hired a retired city manager to serve as
the interim city manager. Historically, the Mayor has appointed two council
members to serve on an ad -hoc council subcommittee to interact with the
recruiting firm. However, on one occasion, the Mayor appointed a subcommittee
in lieu of hiring a recruiting firm.
As of December 7, 2010, three to four retired city managers have expressed an
interest in serving on an interim basis, and the City has received a number of
proposals from recruiting firms.
In light of this information, we recommend that the City Council recess the open
session for a closed session.
Agenda Item 1