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City Hall City of Northfield 801 Washington Street Northfield, MN 55057 northfieldmn.gov Meeting Minutes - Final City Council Tuesday, April 19, 2022 4:30 PM Council Chambers Special/Closed Meeting 4:30 PM - CLOSED SESSION CALL TO ORDER Mayor Pownell called the meeting to order at 4:45 p.m. noting the agenda item for this meeting is the evaluation of the performance of Ben Martig, City Administrator, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 13D.05, Subdivision 3(a). This special meeting will be closed because the City Council will be evaluating the performance of an individual subject to the City's authority - Ben Martig, City Administrator. Mr. Martig has received notice of this meeting. Minnesota Statutes, Section 13D.05, Subdivision 3(a) provides that any portion of a meeting may be closed for this reason, unless the individual who is the subject of the meeting requests that it be open. In this case, Mr. Martig did not make such a request that the meeting be open. Only the officials and consultants of the City who reasonably require access to this data may be in attendance at any portion of the closed meeting for this agenda item. Present: 5 - Council Member Brad Ness, Council Member Jessica Peterson-White, Mayor Rhonda Pownell, Council Member Jami Reister, and Council Member George Zuccolotto 1. 22-249 4:30 pm - Northfield City Council is conducting a special meeting. The agenda item for the special meeting is: Evaluation of the performance of Ben Martig, City Administrator, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.05, subd. 3(a). Also present at portions of the meeting were Communications and Human Resources Director Michelle Mahowald; Consultant Barbara Strandell and City Administrator Ben Martig. A motion was made by Council Member Ness, seconded by Council Member Nakasian, to close the meeting at 4:47 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7- C. Grabau, C. Nakasian, C. Ness, C. Peterson-White, Mayor Pownell, C. Reister, and C. Zuccolotto ADJOURN A motion was made by Council Member Ness, seconded by Council Member Nakasian, to adjourn the meeting at 5:54 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7- C. Grabau, C. Nakasian, C. Ness, C. Peterson-White, Mayor Pownell, C. Reister, and C. Zuccolotto City of Northfield Page 1 Printed on 3/26/2025