City Council

PROCEEDINGS OF THE MANISTEE CITY COUNCIL – JULY 13, 2021 A special meeting of the Manistee City Council was called to order by his honor, Mayor Roger Zielinski on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. in the in the City Hall Council Chambers, 70 Maple Street, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. PRESENT: David Bachman, Lynda Beaton, Roger Zielinski, Jermaine Sullivan, Michael Szymanski, James Grabowski, and Erin Martin Pontiac ABSENT: None ALSO PRESENT: Interim City Manager and Finance Director - Ed Bradford, City Attorney – George Saylor, Deputy City Clerk – Lora Laurain, DPW Director – Jeff Mikula, Police Chief – Josh Glass, Fire Chief – Mark Cameron, and City Engineer – Shawn Middleton CITIZEN COMMENTS ON AGENDA RELATED ITEMS None CONSIDERATION OF CONDITIONAL OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT TO THE SUCCESSFUL CITY MANAGER CANDIDATE All interviews have taken place and Council engaged in public discussion with the goal to select one of the candidates for conditional offer of employment. Before the final stage of the hiring process can be executed a motion should be offered to extend a conditional offer to the candidate who secures the majority of support from Council members. The offer is conditional to allow other due diligence steps to occur and to enable withdrawal of the offer depending on the results of that research. The due diligence steps include a background investigation, a physical, drug screening, and additional reference checks. The Michigan Municipal League will conduct a background investigation through a third- party professional firm. The investigation will include college transcript verification; criminal history, civil court case history; lien and driving record check, credit/financial record review and social security number trace. Because of the invasiveness of the background check and medical screens, only the top candidate moves through this phase. MOTION by Sullivan, second by Beaton to make a conditional offer of employment to William Gambill and direct the MML to complete a background investigation. With a roll call vote this motion passed unanimously. AYES: Bachman, Beaton, Zielinski, Sullivan, Szymanski, Grabowski, and Martin Pontiac NAYS: None MOTION by Sullivan, second by Beaton to authorize the Interim City Manager to initiate discussions with William Gambill on terms of a mutually acceptable employment agreement. Such agreement will be presented to the City Council for approval prior to execution. | Page 1  PROCEEDINGS OF THE MANISTEE CITY COUNCIL – JULY 13, 2021 With a roll call vote this motion passed unanimously. AYES: Bachman, Beaton, Zielinski, Sullivan, Szymanski, Grabowski, and Martin Pontiac NAYS: None CITIZEN COMMENT None OFFICIALS AND STAFF None COUNCILMEMBERS Beaton thanked Council for the consensus vote. Grabowski asked that a letter of thanks be sent to Manistee Rotary as they are disbanding in appreciation for their service to the City of Manistee over the years. ADJOURN MOTION by Beaton, second by Grabowski to adjourn the meeting at 6:14 p.m. Lora Y Laurain, MiPMC Deputy City Clerk | Page 2