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Stadium District board narrows executive director search and approves IGA language in principle
Summary
The Stadium District board moved to advance its intergovernmental agreement (IGA) in substance and asked members to prioritize roughly 72 candidates for the executive director post, with plans to narrow to about 10 for further review and five for interviews.
The Stadium District board held a progress update on its executive director search and approved moving the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) forward in its current substantive form.
The Chair said the candidate pool has been screened and that the group had identified 72 candidates they consider 'yes' for further consideration; the board asked members to review those names and note any prior issues or reasons to disqualify candidates. The board aims to reduce the list to around 10 candidates for additional review and then to approximately five for interviews.
The board also addressed the IGA that will govern financial relationships and banking arrangements. A presenter said he circulated the existing IGA with minor comments from Mayor Cohen and that the county treasurer uses multiple banks, with Chase referenced as the 'Home Bank.' He asked the board to approve the IGA in principle so staff can finish Chase-related wording and take the finalized document to the board of supervisors in two weeks. "We expect that we'll get City of Phoenix money and the state's money at the end of the month," the presenter said, adding that an account setup would let the treasurer begin regular reporting.
A board member moved to approve the IGA in its current substantive form subject to minor Chase-related edits; a staff member seconded. The Chair called for a voice vote; members said "aye," and the motion passed by voice vote. The record does not provide a numerical tally.
The board set a calendar placeholder for summer meetings and encouraged members to make time for candidate interviews and site visits related to upcoming work. The meeting adjourned to executive session for lease negotiations and other confidential matters.
Next steps: staff will update Chase-related language in the IGA, attempt to set up banking to receive city and state funds by month-end, and circulate a narrowed candidate list for the board's review ahead of scheduled interviews.
