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FEBRUARY 25, 2014 14-81 RESOLUTION
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PURPOSE: APPROVE CITY MANAGER’S GOALS
INITIATED BY: CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, the Common Council previously approved an Employment
Agreement for the City Manager which provided that the Council together with the City
Manager would develop a Performance Evaluation Process for yearly evaluations of the
City Manager; and
WHEREAS, the Council approved a Handbook for Evaluating the City Manager;
and
WHEREAS, the Council has completed its evaluation of the City Manager in
accordance with the Contract and Handbook and met with the City Manager to review
goals for 2014.
BE IT RESOLVED that the 2014 Goals for the City Manager as shown on the
attachment to this Resolution are hereby adopted and that the City Manager and
appropriate staff are hereby authorized and directed to take those steps necessary to
pursue those goals.
City Manager's 2014 Goals
1. Develop a five-year plan to reduce city's general obligation debt to approximately
70% of equalized value. Develop priorities of CIP's to get to target level. Provide
Council with recommended priorities of CIP's by September 1, 2014.
2. Conduct the structural review of the city's health insurance plan. Identify ways to
control city's increasing costs and contributions for health insurance and benefit
package. Develop a plan to phase in changes over time. Provide review and
recommendations to Council by June 1, 2014.
3. Develop a set of metrics that can monitor the progress of the city's investment in
economic development.