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City Hall City of Northfield 801 Washington Street Northfield, MN 55057 northfieldmn.gov Meeting Minutes - Final City Council Tuesday, May 2, 2023 4:30 PM Council Chambers Closed Meeting pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.05, subd. 3(a) - Review of Performance of City Administrator. 4:30 PM - CLOSED MEETING AGENDA CALL TO ORDER Mayor Pownell called the meeting to order at 4:34 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: 7 - Council Member Brad Ness, Mayor Rhonda Pownell, Council Member Jami Reister, Council Member George Zuccolotto, Council Member Kathleen Holmes, Council Member Davin Sokup, and Council Member Jessica Peterson White Also present at portions of the meeting were Communications and Human Resources Director Michelle Mahowald; Barbara Strandell, Consultant with What Works Inc.; and City Administrator Ben Martig. CLOSED SESSION A motion was made by Council Member Holmes, seconded by Council Member Ness, to close the meeting at 4:37 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7- C. Ness, Mayor Pownell, C. Reister, C. Zuccolotto, C. Holmes, C. Sokup, and C. Peterson White 1. 23-1110 Northfield City Council is conducting a closed meeting. The agenda item for the closed meeting is: Evaluation of the performance of Ben Martig, City Administrator, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.05, subd. 3(a). ADJOURN City of Northfield Page 1 Printed on 5/30/2023 City Council Meeting Minutes - Final May 2, 2023 A motion was made by Council Member Ness, seconded by Council Member Holmes, to adjourn the meeting at 5:53 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7- C. Ness, Mayor Pownell, C. Reister, C. Zuccolotto, C. Holmes, C. Sokup, and C. Peterson White City of Northfield Page 2 Printed on 5/30/2023