Common Council Hiring Committee Executive Session
Regular MeetingBloomington, IN · July 2, 2026
Agenda
Bloomington Common Council-Hiring Committee Executive Session Meeting Memorandum
McCloskey Conference Room #135, City Hall, 401 N. Morton Street, Bloomington, Indiana
Thursday, July 02, 2026, 10:00am
NOTE: Formal minutes are not produced for committee meetings; however the following summarizes
actions taken at the following meeting of the Hiring Committee.
Meeting called to order: [10:03am]
Committee members: (*indicates participation via Zoom)
Isak Nti Asare (absent) At-Large, Chair
Matt Flaherty At-Large, Alternate Committee Member
Isabel Piedmont-Smith (absent) District 1
Dave Rollo* District 4
Kate Rosenbarger District 2, Alternate Committee Member
Sydney Zulich District 6, Council Vice President
City staff, officials, and guests present:
Nicole Bolden* City Clerk
Sofia McDowell Chief Deputy Clerk
Topics Discussed:
The Common Council met in an Executive Session for purposes set forth in Indiana Code
5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(5). In accordance with the Indiana Open Door Law, the meeting was not open for the
public to attend, observe, and record what occurred.
MOTION: Flaherty moved and Rollo seconded to recommend Chris Gaal, Jake Rossman, and Jess
Gastineau for a second round of interviews.
ACTION: The motion received a roll call vote of Ayes: 4, Nays: 0, Abstain: 0.
Meeting ended: [11:09am]
Memorandum prepared by:
City Clerk Nicole Bolden
City of Bloomington
Common Council Hiring Committee meetings can be watched on the following websites:
● Community Access Television Services (CATS)1
● City of Bloomington YouTube2
1
https://catvstv.net
2
https://youtube.com/@citybloomington
Background materials and packets3 are available on the committee website.
3
https://bloomington.in.gov/council/meetings
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