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IUOf NNWEW BRKXrfON the city that works for you Council Worksession December 8, 2015 5:00 pm Present: Mayor Dave Jacobsen Councilmember Gina Bauman Councilmember Brian Strub Councilmember Paul Jacobsen Councilmember Mary Burg Absent: Staff in Attendance: Dean Lotter Guests in Attendance: Craig Rapp City Manager Performance Evaluation Rapp reviewed the City Manager's performance evaluation with the Council. He discussed the evaluation process, along with defining the six competency areas. He thanked the Council for their time and for participating in the process. He suggested City Manager Lotter begin by making a few comments about the year and all that was accomplished. He then requested Mayor Jacobsen speak. Lotter discussed the events that occurred over the fiscal year. He noted there were a lot of things in motion from 2014 that carried into 2015. He was pleased that the City was able to reach a settlement with the Army in January. He provided comment on the amount of time that he spent addressing this issue, along with the reorganizational efforts within City Hall. He was pleased by the staffing changes that had been made, along with the new finance department operational software. He was pleased by all that was accomplished in the past year and appreciated the feedback he received from the City Council moving forward. Mayor Jacobsen supported the fact that the City Manager's performance evaluation process has continued to evolve over time. He found this to be an effective method but wanted to see the evaluation process more team focused. He believed the City had a great year and encouraged the City staff and Council to continue to find ways to work together as a team going forward. Rapp noted that Lotter was performing overall above expectations. He understood there was some disconnect within the group and he would get to this. He continued to discuss the evaluation results and stated he would like to now take comments from each of the Councilmembers. After this discussion, he wanted to address how to change the process going forward. Councilmember Strub believed the City was in a strong position at this time. He appreciated the work completed by City Manager Lotter and thought staff was completing the City's core objectives. Councilmember Jacobsen understood the City was doing well, however he heard warning sirens and wanted to more closely discuss the City's future goals and how these would be achieved. Councilmember Burg commented the City's reserves have gone down to 40% and this was a concern to her. She understood this was a choice of the Council but would impact the City long term.