Council MIN 11-21-2005 Special
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FEDERAL WAY CITY COUNCIL
Council Chambers - City Hall
November 21,2005 -7:00 PM
Special Meeting Minutes
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T. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor McColgan called the Special Meeting of the Federal Way City Council to order at
7:00 PM. Couneilmembers Burbidge, Dovey, Faison, Ferrell, Park, Deputy Mayor
Koehmar and Mayor McColgan present.
Staff present: City Manager David Moseley, City Attorney Pat Richardson, City Clerk
Laura Hathaway, l-luman Resource Manager Mary McDougal and Management Services
Director lwen Wffi1g.
II. CITY MANAGER RECRUITMENT PROCESS
City Manager David Moseley reviewed the advantages/disadvantages of using an outside
search firm to conduct the search for a new City Manager and entertained Council
questions.
MOTION: Councilmember Faison moved to use an outside search firm to conduct the
City Manager search process. Deputy Mayor Kochmar second. The motion carried 7-0.
Council then discussed forming a special Council committee to review the executive search
firm proposals, interview firms, narrow potential candidates ffi1d make a recommendation
to the full Council.
Council consensus is to llse a special committee to assist in the process. Mayor McColgan
asked that Councihnembers interested in serving on the special committee email him. The
Committee members will be named at a later date.
Mr. Moseley then reviewed a proposed schedule and potential interview process f<Jr
candidates. The process may include, but is not limited to, a community-wide li)fum;
community tour; various interview panels; a candidate exercise and Council interview.
Mr. Moseley stated the process will take several months.
Council consensus is to have the City Manager contact several search {inns and solicit
proposals from them and then Council will narrow the choice of the search firm from the
proposals received.
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TII. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor McColgan adjourned the special meeting at 7:40 PM.
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