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Council directs development of 360° evaluations for city manager, city attorney, and city clerk
Summary
Council directed staff to return with a refined 360° evaluation instrument for three appointive executive positions, emphasizing confidentiality, choice of open-ended versus numeric scales, and a staggered schedule; direction passed unanimously.
Mayor and council moved Nov. 5 to develop standardized 360° evaluation guidelines for the city manager, city attorney, and city clerk.
Dr. Tran presented a design that would collect self-evaluations plus feedback from peers, subordinates, supervisors and selected external stakeholders using Workday or an Excel-based anonymous process. Council discussed legal exposure for at‑will positions if numeric thresholds were used to justify termination; Councilmember Cunningham warned that tying numerical cutoffs to employment decisions could invite litigation. Staff and counsel advised careful record keeping and the option to rely primarily on open‑ended comments rather than mandatory scores.
Council directed staff to refine the tool, coordinate timing (staggering evaluations to avoid annual overload — roughly every two years was suggested), and return with a proposed instrument. The motion to proceed passed 6–0.
