REPORT TO GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Council Policy Establishing an Annual Performance Review Process for Council Appointees
Report
BACKGROUND
Currently, there is no established process for City Council to evaluate and assess the performance of Council appointees, including employees in the classifications of City Manager and City Attorney. The City Council had expressed interest in adopting a policy to achieve predictability, transparency, and consistency in the performance evaluation and assessment of Council appointees.
DISCUSSION
This item for the Governance and Ethics Committee consideration is a new Council policy for the performance evaluation process for Council appointees, including employees in the City Manager and City Attorney classifications.
The following is a summary of the notable provisions of the new Council policy, and a complete copy of the new Council policy is attached:
Annual Rating Period: The rating period for Council appointees shall be January 1st through December 31st of each year.
Facilitator: The Human Resources Director shall secure the use of a performance appraisal facilitator to be selected by City Council to assist with the performance evaluation and assessment of the Council appointees, including meeting with and interviewing City Council and any other identified staff members to gather information necessary for the performance appraisal.
Timeline: The new Council policy provides a timeline for the evaluation and assessment process, including but not limited to the months when certain actions are expected to be completed such as the selected facilitator meeting with City Council and staff (January); meeting with the City Council and the Council appointee in closed session to provide the results of their work (February); the City Council appointing a subcommittee to meet with the Council appointee to negotiate any changes to compensation, benefits, or any other requested modifications to th...
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