HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-09-19 City Commission Packet Materials - A1. Decision on City Manager Surratt's Request for Employment Termination - SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALSMonday, December 9, 2019
City Manager Recruitment
1.Decision on City Manager Surratt’s Request to Terminate Employment Agreement on
Thursday, December 12, 2019, and Authorize the Mayor to Sign an Interim Employment
Agreement with Dennis Taylor to Serve as Interim City Manager Effective Thursday, December
12, 2019.
2.Overview of the 2017 City Manager Recruitment and Selection Process and Mayor’s
Recommendations on 2020 Process.
3.Confirm Class Specification for City Manager Position.
4.Delegate to the Interim City Manager Selection of an Executive Recruitment Firm for the
City Manager Recruitment.
Decision on City Manager Surratt’s Request to Terminate
Employment Agreement on Thursday, December 12, 2019,
and Authorize the Mayor to Sign an Interim Employment
Agreement with Dennis Taylor to Serve as Interim City
Manager Effective Thursday, December 12, 2019.
Proposed employment agreement with Interim City Manager
The proposed Interim Employment Agreement is identical to the previous interim
employment agreement with Mr. Taylor (except for salary and vehicle allowance
amounts) and includes the following:
•Base pay will be the same per month as provided to the City’s current city
manager ($13,459.29/month);
•The interim city manager will have the functions and duties as provided in
Section 3.04 of the Bozeman City Charter;
•The interim city manager is a temporary employee;
•The City will pay $569.99 per month for travel related expenses (same as
currently provided to Ms. Surratt) and a $400.00 travel allowance for travel
between Mr. Taylor’s home in Helena and his temporary residence in
Bozeman.
•The City will provide a housing allowance of up to $3,600 per month.
Recommended Motion
I move to authorize termination of City Manager Surratt’s
employment agreement prior to the expiration of the
required 90-day notice period with City Manager Surratt’s
last day to be Thursday, December 12, 2019, and authorize
the Mayor to sign an Interim Employment Agreement with
Dennis Taylor to Serve as Interim City Manager beginning
Thursday, December 12, 2019 conditioned upon successful
completion of a background check.
Overview of the 2017 City Manager Recruitment and Selection
Process and Mayor’s Recommendations on 2020 Process.
No motion required.
2017 City Manager Recruitment and Selection Process
MEETING DATE AGENDA ITEM(S)
3/27/17 Discussion of next steps in city manager recruitment
4/20/17 Discuss City Manager characteristics & qualifications; direct staff to solicit search firms
5/3/17 Discussion of final draft of class specification; authorize interim city manager to select
search firm; discussion of draft list of desired attributes, qualifications, etc.
5/18/17 Commission interviews of executive search firms
6/15/17 Work session with selected firm and finalize position profile; approve recruitment timelines
8/21/17 Determine list of semi-finalists (executive session)
9/7/17 Determine finalists (executive session)
9/26/17 Interviews with finalists (interview debriefs during executive session)
9/27/17 Final two candidates selected (executive session)
10/2/17 Final selection of City Manager; direct staff to negotiate employment agreement
10/9/17 City Manager employment agreement approved (consent)
Confirm Class Specification for City Manager Position.
Recommended motion:
I move to confirm the class specification for the city manager
position.
Delegate to the Interim City Manager Selection of an Executive
Recruitment Firm for the City Manager Recruitment.
Recommended motions:
I move to delegate to the interim city manager the authority to solicit proposals from
executive recruitment firms, interview those who submit proposals, select a firm, and
negotiate and enter into a professional services agreement with the selected firm.
AND
I move to request the interim city manager work with the selected firm to attend a
meeting of the Commission on January 13, 2020 (or as soon as possible) to discuss the
Commission’s desired attributes and characteristics of city manager, provide the
Commission a city manager position profile, and discuss the recruitment timeline.