Session 07-22 a Special Meeting of the Homer City Council was called to order on September 24, 2007 at 5:03 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tempore Dennis Novak at the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers located at 491 E. Pioneer Avenue, Homer, Alaska and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

PRESENT:       COUNCILMEMBERS:           HEIMBUCH (telephonic), NOVAK, ROBERTS,                                                                                SHADLE (telephonic), STARK, WYTHE

 

STAFF:                                                            CITY MANAGER WREDE

                                                                        CITY CLERK JOHNSON     

 

Mayor Hornaday has requested excusal.

Councilmember Heimbuch has requested excusal (may be telephonic if possible).

Councilmember Shadle has requested telephonic participation.

 

Council met as a Committee of the Whole from 4:01 p.m. to 5:03 p.m.

 

AGENDA APPROVAL

 

The agenda was approved by consensus of the City Council.

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS UPON MATTERS ALREADY ON THE AGENDA

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

            A.        CITY MANAGER EVALUATION

 

            Memorandum 07-158, from City Clerk, Re: Request for Executive Session Pursuant to AS 44.62.310(C)(2), Subjects that tend to Prejudice the Reputation and Character of any Person, Provided the Person may Request a Public Discussion. (City Manager Wrede) This provides for the Council and City Manager to have a frank and open discussion that may involve sensitive and confidential matters. Any contract changes will be included in the 2007 Budget process.                                                                                   

 

WYTHE/ROBERTS – MOVED FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSES OF PERFORMING THE CITY MANAGER’S REVIEW.

 

Provided the opportunity to have the performance review in public, City Manager Wrede chose to have his evaluation in Executive Session.

 

VOTE: YES. ROBERTS, WYTHE, SHADLE, STARK, NOVAK, HEIMBUCH

 

Motion carried.

 

Mayor Pro Tempore Novak recessed the Special Meeting to Executive Session at 5:05 p.m. and reconvened the Special Meeting at 5:37 p.m.

 

Mayor Pro Tempore Novak stated Council met from 5:00 to 5:30 to discuss the City Manager’s evaluation and agreed to continue the discussion in a Special Meeting at 5:30 on October 8th for continued evaluation and setting some goal setting criteria.

 

COMMENTS OF THE AUDIENCE

 

Frank Griswold, city resident, questioned the difference between special meetings, worksessions and brown bag lunches. He asked for clarification what constitutes a special meeting.

 

COMMENTS OF THE CITY ATTORNEY

 

City Attorney Tans was not present.

 

COMMENTS OF THE CITY CLERK

 

City Clerk Johnson had no comments.

 

COMMENTS OF THE CITY MANAGER

 

City Manager Wrede had no comments.

 

COMMENTS OF THE MAYOR

 

Mayor Pro Tempore Novak commented a special meeting is requested through the City Clerk for matters described in the announcement. There was a brown bag lunch because Council was hungry and that is a good place to eat it. The purpose of the Special Meeting was to discuss the City Manager’s evaluation in Executive Session.

 

COMMENTS OF THE CITY COUNCIL

 

Councilmembers had no comments.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

There being no further business to come before the Council, Mayor Pro Tempore Novak adjourned the meeting at 5:37 p.m. The next Regular Meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 8, 2007 at 7 p.m. and the next Committee of the Whole is scheduled for Monday, October 8, 2007 at 4 p.m. A Special Meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 8, 2007 at 5:30 p.m. All meetings are scheduled to be held in the City Hall Cowles Council Chambers.

 

______________________________

JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

 

Approved: _____________________