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Red Oak City Council appoints Lisa A. Kotter as city administrator after closed session
Summary
At a special Aug. 20 meeting, the Red Oak City Council entered closed session under Iowa Code Section 21.5(i) to evaluate an individual and then approved Resolution #2024-40, appointing Lisa A. Kotter as city administrator in a unanimous vote; the minutes do not disclose closed-session deliberations.
Mayor Shawnna L. Silvius called a special meeting of the Red Oak City Council to order at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday in the lobby of Red Oak City Hall.
The council recorded roll call and unanimously approved the meeting agenda after a motion from Councilperson Tim Fridolph and a second from Councilperson Sharon Bradley. Councilpersons present were Sharon Bradley, Tim Fridolph, John Haidsiak and Adam Hietbrink, with Brian Bills participating by phone.
Councilperson Tim Fridolph moved, and Councilperson Sharon Bradley seconded, that the council go into closed session under Iowa Code Section 21.5(i) “to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance or discharge is being considered when necessary to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation and that individual requests a closed session.” The council entered closed session at 4:04 p.m.; the public minutes record only the statutory basis and the start time.
The council returned to open session at 4:51 p.m. after a motion by Councilperson Adam Hietbrink, seconded by Councilperson Sharon Bradley. The minutes record a unanimous roll-call to end closed session.
Back in open session, Councilperson Sharon Bradley moved and Councilperson John Haidsiak seconded approval of Resolution #2024-40, titled “Resolution Approving Employment Agreement and Appointing Lisa A. Kotter as City Administrator.” The resolution passed on a unanimous roll-call vote; the minutes list aye votes by Councilpersons Adam Hietbrink, Sharon Bradley, Brian Bills, Tim Fridolph and John Haidsiak. The minutes do not specify an effective date for the appointment or the terms of the employment agreement beyond noting that an employment agreement was approved.
After approving the resolution, the council moved to adjourn. Councilperson Tim Fridolph moved and Councilperson Adam Hietbrink seconded; the meeting adjourned at 4:54 p.m. The meeting minutes are signed by Mayor Shawnna L. Silvius and attested by City Clerk Christie Vanderholm.
The minutes do not disclose the substance of closed-session discussion, consistent with the statutory exemption cited. Additional detail about the employment agreement, including the effective date and contract terms, was not specified in the public minutes.
