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Bainbridge Island council terminates recruitment contract with Proffman Company, reconvenes subcommittee for next steps
Summary
The Bainbridge Island City Council voted unanimously to terminate its city-manager recruitment contract with Proffman Company and directed the subcommittee to reconvene and recommend next steps, including public presentations by finalist firms.
The Bainbridge Island City Council voted unanimously to terminate its contract with Proffman Company for city-manager recruitment and directed a subcommittee to reconvene to recommend next steps, including potentially inviting finalist firms for public presentations.
The council took the action after Deputy Mayor Hydapoulos moved to terminate the contract; the mayor seconded the motion and the council recorded an aye vote of 7-0. "I would move to terminate the contract with Prostmann company," the deputy mayor stated on the floor (transcript spelling varies).
The vote ends the city's work with the current recruitment contractor and sets a new path for selecting a successor. Council members discussed bringing two firms forward to present publicly so residents could observe the finalists and the council could then decide. One council member moved that the subcommittee be reconvened "to create a recommendation for full council around the successor firm as far as executive recruiting," and the motion passed 7-0; the transcript records a second on the motion but does not clearly identify the seconding member.
Deputy Mayor Hydapoulos and other subcommittee members said they had already interviewed several firms and were prepared to present names and recommendations to the full council. The mayor and members emphasized keeping the process moving and suggested a placeholder meeting on Jan. 27 to receive a subcommittee recommendation while allowing time for public presentations.
The council did not adopt additional procedural rules or set a final deadline for choosing a successor firm during the special session. The chair closed the meeting immediately after the reconvened-subcommittee motion was approved.
What happens next: the subcommittee will convene to develop a recommendation for the full council; council members discussed inviting two firms to present publicly as part of that process, and staff indicated a placeholder meeting on Jan. 27 could be used to receive the subcommittee's recommendation.
