Nov 15, 2022 Special Meeting

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10 MINUTES.

OKAY, I

[ Call Meeting to Order]

ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS OUR SPECIAL MEETING

[ EXECUTIVE SESSION Closed (Executive) Session of the Addison City Council pursuant to: Section 551.074, Personnel Matters, Tex. Gov. Code, to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee, pertaining to: City Manager Selection Process]

THE COUNCIL PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 0 1 74, PERSONNEL MATTERS TEST, GOVERNMENT CODE TO DELIVERY, THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, THE ASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF THE PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE PERTAINING TO CITY MANAGER SELECTION PROCESS RIGHT NOW IS 5:37 PM WE'RE ENTERING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION RATHER.

REMEMBER THAT RIGHT NOW, THE 5:50 PM

[ Reconvene in to Regular Session: In accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, the City Council will reconvene into Regular Session to consider action, if any, on matters discussed in Executive Session.]

SO, UH, UH, BEFORE WE DO THE REGULAR ITEM, UH, INTERIM CITY MANAGER, GIE FOR YOU, HAVE ANY COMMENT, WANT TO MAKE ? NO.

WHY NOT, RIGHT? UH, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ANYBODY, SIR? WE DO NOT.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

NOW, RIGHT, UH, REGULAR ITEM

[1. Discuss and Consider Action on the Appointment of a City Manager and Approval of an Employment Agreement Regarding the Same.]

BUT BEFORE WE MAKE DECISION, I WANNA THANK KAPO.

HE IS VERY BRAVE FOR THE PAST MANY MONTHS WITH HIS KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND THE FRIENDSHIP.

SO HE HAS DEMONSTRATED GREAT LEADERSHIP, THANK, AND BESIDES HE ALWAYS APPLIED IN THE FRIENDLY.

SO, UH, I REALLY WANNA APPRECIATE YOU, YOU KNOW.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WANNA SAY ANYTHING? YEAH, I'M GOOD.

YOU'RE, UH, I THINK WE STILL NEED TO MAKE A, UH, OFFICIAL, UH, APPROVAL, RIGHT? EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A CONSIDER ACTION.

SO, DO I HAVE A MOTION? YOU MADE A MOTION.

WE A MOTION? YES.

SO EILEEN SECONDED AND LAURIE MADE A MOTION.

ABSOLUTELY.

LAURIE MADE A MOTION.

AND FOR THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, APPOINT OUR NEW CITY MANAGER.

THEY BEGAN.

SO I HAVE A SECOND RUSTING OR IN FAVOR OR ANY COMMENT BEFORE WE MAKE THE FINAL MOTION? YEAH, WE, I, I WOULD, I, FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW, I MEAN FOR DAVID TO, TO GET THIS, THIS ROLE, IT WAS EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE.

WE HAD, UH, REALLY SOME REALLY VERY WELL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.

WE HAD A STRONG CANDIDATE POOL, AND, UH, WE ALL AGREED UNANIMOUSLY THAT, THAT DAVID, YOU, UH, BRING TO BEAR THE RIGHT FIT FOR OUR ORGANIZATION.

YOU HAVE GREAT EXPERIENCE, GREAT ENERGY, UH, AND WE'RE JUST PROFESSIONALISM, UH, WE'RE JUST THRILLED, UH, TO HAVE YOU AND I KNOW ALL OF US ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

COMMENT, CONGRATULATIONS.

I'LL MAKE A COMMENT, MARY, HERE.

I WANNA THANK ALL THE CANDIDATES WHO STEPPED UP AND, UM, TOOK THE TIME.

UH, THEY MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT, THE CANDIDATES THAT WE WEED IT DOWN TO.

AND, UH, WE, UM, WE HAD A LOT OF THOUGHT, LOT OF GOOD THOUGHTS ABOUT THE, UH, ABOUT THE PROCESS.

AND, UH, IT WENT, UH, WELL THANKS TO THE HELP OF THE, UH, THE PEOPLE WHO WE CHOSE TO HELP LEAD US THROUGH THE PROCESS.

AND I THANK THEM TOO.

AND, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH TODAY.

I WANT SENSE OUR UNIVERSITY AND, UH, GIL SERVING ON THE, UH, SELECTION COMMITTEE.

SO OF COURSE WE READ A LITTLE MORE, SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME ON THAT THAN OTHER COUNCIL, BUT I REALLY DO.

BUT I DO APPRECIATE OTHER COUNCIL WITH YOUR SMART DECISION BECAUSE WE GONE TO 38 CANDIDATES AND THEN SCREEN OUT DOWN TO SIX, DOWN TO FOUR, DOWN TO THREE, DOWN TO ONE.

SO, ENTIRE PROCESS IS QUITE A LENGTHY AND, UH, SEPARATE YOU MOST, OTHER THAN EXPERIENCE

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I THINK THAT'S A PERSONALITY.

I THINK A PERSON NEED TO BE A HAPPY PERSON AND SHOW YOUR HAPPINESS AND A PLEASANT WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH THE PEOPLE.

SO, BECAUSE IT IS CONTAGIOUS, WE'RE LIVING THE SAME ORGANIZATION AND WE WORK TOGETHER AND I'LL, I WANNA MAKE SURE WHATEVER YOU DO, AND THEN YOU WILL PASS ALONG TO THE OTHER STAFF, MAKE, MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY AT WORK.

YOU KNOW, ONE PERSON IS NOT HAPPY WILL PASS TO ALL THE OTHER EMPLOYEES IN MY RESTAURANT AS NO, NO, NO.

YOU KNOW, SO I BELIEVE IN ANY ORGANIZATION THAT'S IMPORTANT.

YEAH.

SO WELCOME ON BOARD.

AND ALSO I KNOW YOUR WIFE IS WORKING RIGHT ACROSS STREET, RIGHT ON THE BANK OF AMERICA TOWER, YOU KNOW, RIGHT ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF BELINE AND DUST.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSE.

CLOSE.

ALSO, I WANT CONGRATULATE YOUR SELECT THE HOUSE AT OAKS NORTH .

WE'LL BE, UH, TOM SARS, NEIGHBOR TOM HERE.

IS HE IN THE WORK SESSION? ALL RIGHT, SO CONGRATULATIONS.

SO I HAVE MOTION AND THEN SECOND ON THE TABLE PLEASE, PLEASE, IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE DECISION TO VOTE FOR THIS, PLEASE SAY, AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

WELCOME ON BOARD.

DO YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING WAS BEFORE I JOIN MEETING, LET'S, LET'S HEAR FROM DAVID SAY, FEW AWARDS.

WELL, I OBVIOUSLY EXCITED TO, TO BE HERE, TO BE IN THIS ROLE.

UM, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FOR A LONG TIME AND EXCITED TO GET THE GROUND RUNNING.

I'LL SAY TO THE COUNCIL, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOU AND WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU, IMPLEMENTING YOUR POLICY, UM, AND, AND GOING FORWARD TO THE STAFF.

I CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO KNOW EACH OF YOU, UH, UP UNTIL JANUARY 3RD.

I WANNA, I'D LOVE TO TRY TO REACH OUT TO YOU AND GET TO KNOW YOU BEFORE THEN SO WE CAN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING ON JANUARY 3RD.

AND OBVIOUSLY TO THE COMMUNITY, TO GET ON THE COMMUNITY AND TO MEET ALL OUR STAKEHOLDERS, ALL OUR BUSINESSES, ALL OUR RESIDENTS, UM, AND REALLY BECOME A PART OF THE, A FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY.

I THINK THAT'S WHY OUR FAMILY AND I ARE MOVING HERE, AND THEN THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO.

SO, UH, EXCITED ACROSS THE BOARD, REALLY READY TO GET TO WORK.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK.