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MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A special meeting of the Fayetteville City Board of Directors
was held on Friday, April 24, 1987 at 8:30 a.m. in Room 326 of
City Hall,'113 West Mountain Street.
PRESENT: Mayor Johnson; Directors Bumpass, Lancaster,
Martin, Kelley, Marinoni, and Hess; City Manager
Grimes, Administrative Services Director
Linebaugh, City Clerk Kennedy, members of the
press and audience.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Johnson, with seven 119.1
Directors being present.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mayor Johnson moved the Board go into executive session to talk 119.2
about City Manager Don Grimes' resignation and other things
related to his employment. The motion was._seconded,by..Director
Bumpass.and, upon roll call, passed by a vote of 7-0.
The Board went into executive session at about 8:40 a.m. and 119.3
reconvened at about 9:20 a.m.
--Director Bumpass moved that the City Board accept Don Grimes' 119.4
-resignation, effective July 20, 1987, and that he be relieved
-of his day-to-day responsibility of managing the City today,
that he be available for consultation, information and
attendance at certain meetings as requested during this interim
period. The motion was seconded by Director Martin and, upon
roll call, passed by a vote of 7-0.
Director Bumpass moved that the Board meet in executive session
to consider Scott Linebaugh as Acting City Manager. The motion
was seconded by Russ Kelley and, upon roll call, passed by a
_vote -of 6-1, Director Hess voting in the minority.
The Board met in executive session from about 9:25 a.m. until
about 9:45 a.m., when .Scott Linebaugh was invited into the
meeting. The meeting was reconvened at about 9:50 a.m.
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120.1 Director Martin moved the Board appoint Scott Linebaugh as
Acting City Manager, to remain in that capacity until the Board
has appointed a new City Manager, with the full powers and
authority of the office. The motion was seconded by Director
Kelley and, upon roll call, passed by a vote of 7-0.
RESOLUTION NO.32-167. APPEARS ON PAGE /14 OF ORDINANCE AND
RESOLUTION BOOK A;(01)
SELECTION PROCESS
120.2 The Board decided that a search committee consisting of the
entire Board would evaluate applications for the position of
City Manager.
120.3 The Board decided to advertise the position in the ICMA
Newsletter and the Nation's Weekly, and that advertisement in
newspapers would not be done. City Manager Grimes concurred,
commenting that he thought these two publications would provide
ample coverage.
120.4 The Mayor explained that the ICMA Newsletter is published every
other week and the Nation's Weekly is published weekly. The
Board decided to place an advertisement at least four times in
the Nation's Weekly and four times in the ICMA Newsletter. It
was suggested by the Mayor that the ad could appear in the ICMA
Newsletter on May 11 and 25, and on June 9 and 23.
120.5 The Board agreed to set July 1 as the deadline date for
submitting applications.
120.6 The Mayor suggested a list of items to be included in the ad.
The Board and City Manager discussed these and the following
major points were agreed upon for the ad:
- University community;
Council-manager form of government;
- Appointed by 7 -member Board of Directors
elected on a non-partisan basis for 4 -year
staggered terms;
Administer $ operating budget
Approximately 350 employees
Responsible for management for all municipal
services
MA in Public Administration or related degree
preferred
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At least 5 years manager experience required
(or 5 years assistant manager experience for
a city w/population over 50,000)
- Salary range $46,000 to $60,000
Resume with ICMA standard form and two
reference letters
- Deadline for applications: July 1, 1987
3 persons holding position since ICMA
recognized in 1965
Priorities: strategic management skills with
emphasis on -management by objective; and
budgeting/finance, economic development
experience required or preferred.
- population 40,000 and trade area 220,000,
with a broad tax base
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The Board decided applications should be addressed to "Search
Committee; c/o City Clerk". It was decided applications should
be held, unopened, by the City Clerk, until such time as the
Board decides to evaluate the applications.. It was decided
that a form letter should be used to send to the return
addresses indicated on the envelopes, to let applicants know
their resumes have been received.
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It was moved by Director Lancaster, seconded by Hess, and 121.2
unanimous to adjourn the meeting.
In answer to a question from a reporter, Mayor Johnson said she 121.3
thought August 1 would be the target date for filling the
position.
The meeting was adjourned at about 10:15 a.m. 121.4