Title
Establish Standards, Criteria and Policy Directives for Hiring the City Manager
Body
RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Staff recommends that the City Commission provide the public the opportunity to comment on attached Standards, Criteria and Policy Directives that will be used to hire the City Manager and; once comment has been received that the Commission vote to adopt same in accordance with ORS 192.660(7).
BACKGROUND:
Under ORS 192.660(7) the City Commission may use Executive Session to discuss the qualifications, selection and hiring of the Chief Executive Office / City Manager provided that the Commission, "has adopted hiring standards, criteria and policy directives in meetings open to the public in which the public has had the opportunity to comment on the standards, criteria and policy directives."
ORS 192.660(7)The exception granted by subsection (2)(a) of this section does not apply to:
(a) The filling of a vacancy in an elective office.
(b) The filling of a vacancy on any public committee, commission or other advisory group.
(c) The consideration of general employment policies.
(d) The employment of the chief executive officer, other public officers, employees and staff members of a public body unless:
(A) The public body has advertised the vacancy;
(B) The public body has adopted regular hiring procedures;
(C) In the case of an officer, the public has had the opportunity to comment on the employment of the officer; and
(D) In the case of a chief executive officer, the governing body has adopted hiring standards, criteria and policy directives in meetings open to the public in which the public has had the opportunity to comment on the standards, criteria and policy directives.