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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-04-10 Minutes1 MINUTES OF A BOARD OF DIRECTORS SPECIAL MEETING A special meeting of the Fayetteville Board of Directors was held April 10, 1991 at 8:50 a.m.. in Room 326 of the City Administration Building. PRESENT: Mayor Fred Vorsanger; Assistant Mayor Michael Green; Directors Bob Blackston, Dan Coody, Ann Henry, Julie Nash, and Shell Spivey; City Manager Scott Linebaugh; Administrative Services Director Kevin Crosson; City Attorney Jerry Rose; and City Clerk Sherry Thomas. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by City Mayor Fred Vorsanger, with seven Directors present. REVIEW OF CITY MANAGER SCOTT LINEBAUGH The. Mayor stated that the purpose of this special meeting was to go into executive session. He stated that this Board has only one employee, City Manager Scott Linebaugh. He stated that City Manager .Scott Linebaugh .was asked to join: the Board in their executive session. The Board is meeting to•determine if Linebaugh his perfo&mance has met the expectations of the Board in relation to a report that was issued regarding a City Director and a traffic stop. Following the executive session, the -Board will make public their decision regarding Linebaugh's performance. 3 . . • Nash, seconded by Blackston, made a motion to go into executive session. Upon roll call, the motion was passed by a unanimous vote. - . .t The Board went into executive session at 9:00 a.m.. The Board came out of,executive session at•10:18 a.m. JULIE NASH TRAFFIC STOP The Mayor reported that the majority of the Board feels the City Manager has acted properly and has performed his duties in accordance with the expectations of the Board in relation to the investigation conducted by the Fayetteville Police Department and the City. Mayor Vorsanger stated that .their were some questions about the report regarding the relationship of the Board to the City Manager, the City Manager to the Board, and more importantly, input from citizens to Directors. Along this line, he, reminded everyone that any citizen, including city employees, have the right to contact a City Director, and their problems or comments will be relayed to the City Manager. 130 April 10, 1991 Julie Nash stated that a third party investigation would be welcomed in order to corroborate this report or to see if they can find anything -other than what is in the report. Director Henry, seconded by Blackston, made a motion to find an independent third party not associated with the City to conduct an investigation of this incident. Director Green stated he felt like the Board as a whole has a responsibility to "go the extra mile" to assure the citizens of Fayetteville that the Board is diligent and tries to look into any matter which concerns the integrity of City staff and employees. Director Spivey stated that he was not questioning the integrity of the police department or Director Nash, but he would like a qualified, impartial third party to pursue the matter further. Upon roll call, the motion was approved by a vote of 7 to 0. Police Chief Richard Watson asked Mayor Vorsanger what would happen after the report was substantiated. The Mayor responded by saying that they would deal with that issue when the time comes. • Joe Robson, a member of the audience, asked if there was no written report made at the time, then how would another independent study be beneficial if there is not documentation. The Mayor responded by saying that the Board was concerned about the perception of the report was made by the Police Department. The Board wants an independent party to conduct a report. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m.