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The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and possibly take action to name Patricia Sorenson as Interim City Manager and approve an agreement with Interim Public Management, LLC for the contracted Interim City Manager in an amount not to exceed $100,000 to be paid from General Fund, City Manager, Professional & Occupational (10011115-53320). Discussion and Action.
AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION
Due to the resignation of the current City Manager effective July 18, 2013, Mayor and Council shall take action to name Patricia Sorenson as the Interim City Manager effective July 19, 2013. It is also requested that the Mayor and Council approve an agreement with Interim Public Management, LLC for the contracted Interim City Manager. It is anticipated that recruitment for a permanent City Manager will commence immediately.
It is anticipated that the agreement will run from July 19, 2013 through January 31, 2014, or a total of approximately 28 weeks. Funding for the agreement will be through General Fund vacancy savings identified during FY13-14. If it is determined that adequate vacancy savings cannot be identified, staff may request subsequent contingency funding.
This item will be presented by Assistant City Manager Tom Duensing.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Mayor and City Council name Patricia Sorenson as Interim City Manager and approve an agreement with Interim Public Management, LLC for the contracted Interim City Manager in an amount not to exceed $100,000.