Memorandum 15-020 Executive Session to Discuss Character of City Manager Applicants and Haunschild/Duggan vs. City of Homer

Memorandum 15-020

TO:                       MAYOR WYTHE AND CITY COUNCIL

FROM:                 JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

DATE:                  FEBRUARY 3, 2015

SUBJECT:         REQUEST FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO AS 44.62.310 (A-C)(2) SUBJECTS THAT TEND TO PREJUDICE THE REPUTATION AND CHARACTER OF ANY PERSON, PROVIDED THE PERSON MAY REQUEST A PUBLIC DISCUSSION (VIEW WRITTEN PUBLIC INPUT PERTAINING TO THE CITY MANAGER APPLICANTS AND DISCUSS THE PERSONAL CHARACTER OF THE APPLICANTS); AND AS 44.62.310 (A-C)(1 & 5) MATTERS, THE IMMEDIATE KNOWLEDGE OF WHICH WOULD CLEARLY HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT UPON THE FINANCES OF THE GOVERNMENT UNIT AND ATTORNEY/CLIENT PRIVILEGE (HAUNSCHILD/DUGGAN VS. CITY OF HOMER).

Pursuant to Council’s Operating Manual – “Any Councilmember, the Mayor or City Manager may place consideration of an executive session on the agenda…”

Homer City Council has requested an Executive Session regarding “View Written Public Input Pertaining to the City Manager Applicants and Discuss the Personal Character of the Applicants” for the Regular Meeting of February 9, 2015. This has been publicly and internally noticed since that time.

City Manager Yoder has requested an Executive Session regarding “Haunschild/Duggan vs. City of Homer” for the Regular Meeting of February 9, 2015. This has been publicly and internally noticed since that time.

Attorney Klinkner will be present.

RECOMMENDATION:

Approve the request for Executive Session and conduct immediately in the Conference Room.