City Attorney Performance Evaluation Committee

City Attorney Evaluation Committee Department of Public Works Room 204 150 S. Kendall Street Tuesday, July 19, 2007 4:00 P.M. Commissioners Present: Comm. Behnke, Comm. Hersha, and Comm. Baldwin Commissioners Absent: None Others Present: Susan Bedsole and Clyde Robinson Call to Order: The meeting commenced at 4:03 p.m. A motion was made by Comm. Behnke, supported by Comm. Baldwin, to appoint Comm. Hersha as Chairperson. All yes. Motion carried. Comm. Behnke indicated he had a blank evaluation that was used last time and the results. He did not have updated salary figures from other municipalities. Comm. Behnke stated that he had obtained raise data from Mr. Ritsema which will be 2% per year for city contracts. Approval of Minutes: A motion was made by Comm. Behnke, supported by Comm. Baldwin, to approve the October 11, 2004, meeting minutes. All yes. Motion carried. Discussion: Comm. Hersha asked Comm. Behnke if there would be more documents that the committee would be receiving. Comm. Behnke stated that Attorney Robinson would research the salary ranges of other municipalities and any of Attorney Robinson’s newsletters. He noted that Attorney Robinson’s current salary is $101,106. Comm. Hersha asked if the Committee was satisfied with the current evaluation form. Comm. Behnke felt the evaluation form was useful as the information could be compared with the evaluations from 2004. The Committee concurred that the form could be used again as a tool for evaluating Mr. Robinson. 1 Comm. Behnke stated that he would ensure that Vice Mayor Walker, Comm. Yankama and himself would return the evaluations. Comm. Baldwin stated she would be responsible for Comm. Franklin and Comm. Owens. Comm. Behnke suggested having everything completed and approved by the Commission before August 24. Comm. Hersha recommended setting a deadline to return the evaluations to the City Clerk by Thursday, August 2 and scheduling a meeting August 7 at 5:00 p.m. in Room 204 at the DPW building, before the City Commission meeting. Atty. Robinson stated he thought the only thing to address is a new expiration date on the contract and the compensation amount. Comm. Behnke was interested in talking with Atty. Robinson regarding prescription drugs. He stated he had discussed this before with the City Commission as a whole and would like to have the City Attorney help control prescription costs by agreeing to $400.00 a month per dependent cap on prescription drugs. Public Comment: None. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 4:20 p.m. SEB/jg 2