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Council begins work on evaluation process for city clerk and auditor; solicitor reminds members reviews must include public discussion
Summary
The council opened initial work to develop criteria and a rubric for future evaluations of the city clerk and city auditor, with staff to consult incumbents; the solicitor reminded members that consolidated evaluations must be discussed in public though individual personnel records remain confidential.
Chair Toner initiated a brief discussion to begin designing an evaluation process for the city clerk and the city auditor, positions appointed by the council.
The chair said the council will need to establish evaluation criteria and a rubric and consult with incumbents and department leads to identify meaningful measures for each role. He asked members to review job descriptions included in the meeting packet and said the chair will consult with the mayor about who should lead the work on criteria and timeline.
Miss Catchings said city leadership is developing a framework for consistent reflection and performance management and recommended engaging current incumbents about role‑specific measures. Councilor Nolan and Mayor Simmons both said the city has prior materials on clerk and auditor evaluations that can inform the process; Councilor Siddiqui said he would forward those documents.
Solicitor Bear reminded the council that, like the city manager review, consolidated evaluations discussed in public can become public records, while individual evaluations can remain confidential personnel records.
The chair closed the item by requesting prior evaluation materials be shared with staff and the mayor and said the council will continue the conversation in follow‑up meetings.
Action: the council moved to adjourn; roll call recorded three yes votes and the meeting was adjourned.
