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SPECIAL MEETING
October 30, 2015
City Hall -- Council Chambers
10 a.m.
1. Roll Call
Council: Mayor Micah Cawley, presiding, Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey, presiding, Council Members
Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover
Staff: Acting City Manager Cutter and Acting City Clerk Stephens
Absent: Mayor Micah Cawley (excused)
2. City Manager recruitment process
Council members discussed the City Manager recruitment process. Acting City Manager Cutter
confirmed a search Committee can be created with the four new future Council members and with
three current Council Members. This Committee can make recommendations to the current Council
for any action that needs to be taken prior to January.
MOTION: Ettl moved and Dittmar seconded to create a committee that consists of the seven
newly elected Council members to prepare the search process for a new City Manager. The
motion carried by a 5-1 with Ensey voting no and Cawley absent.
MOTION: Dittmar moved and Ettl seconded to appoint Jeff Cutter as Interim City
Manager until a search firm finds a City Manager. The motion carried by unanimous vote,
Cawley absent.
MOTION: Dittmar moved and Ettl seconded that Jeff Cutter start this position November 1.
2015. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Cawley absent.
3. Adjournment
Motion: Ensey moved and Coffey seconded to adjourn to the next Council Business
Meeting on November 3, 2015, at City Hall. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Cawley
absent. The meeting adjourned at 10:42 a.m.
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