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Council hires strategic planning facilitator, tables council-room refresh and approves personnel evaluation documents
Summary
At its Jan. 13 special meeting, the Keystone Heights City Council unanimously approved hiring a strategic planning facilitator, tabled a council-room furniture decision to February, adopted City Manager evaluation materials and approved several routine items including a $100 Garden Club reimbursement and the City Clerk’s conference attendance.
At a special meeting on Jan. 13, the Keystone Heights City Council approved multiple staffing, planning and routine items, including hiring a strategic planning facilitator, tabling a council-room furniture decision and adopting evaluation timelines and documents for city staff.
Councilman Tony Brown moved to hire a strategic planning facilitator to lead upcoming visioning sessions; Vice Mayor Christine Thompson seconded and the motion carried 5-0. The facilitator-led sessions were set for Feb. 20 from 2:00–6:00 p.m. and Feb. 21 beginning at 9:00 a.m.; the meeting record does not specify an end time for Feb. 21.
On the City Hall furniture and council-room refresh, Councilman Dan Lewandowski moved to table the item to the February meeting and to present three options with a detailed presentation only for the conference room; Councilman Tony Brown seconded and the motion carried 5-0.
The council approved by consensus the 2025 timelines for the City Clerk and City Manager performance evaluations and later formally adopted the City Manager performance evaluation document after discussion; the vote on the manager evaluation document was 5-0, moved by Councilman Dan Lewandowski and seconded by Vice Mayor Christine Thompson.
Other items approved without recorded opposition included a $100 reimbursement to the Garden Club of the Lakes for a magnolia tree to mark Arbor Day (moved by Councilman Brown, seconded by Vice Mayor Thompson; vote 5-0) and the City Clerk's attendance (including air travel) at the 79th International Institute of Municipal Clerks annual conference (motion carried 5-0). Council took no action on the Clerk's tentative 2025 schedule.
Councilman Lewandowski also moved that he would present an outline for the city's comprehensive plan by Feb. 3, 2025; Attorney Komando discussed legal aspects of the comprehensive plan during that agenda item. The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
Votes at a glance: hire facilitator — moved Brown, second Thompson, 5-0; table furniture refresh to Feb. meeting — moved Lewandowski, second Brown, 5-0; adopt manager evaluation document — moved Lewandowski, second Thompson, 5-0; approve Garden Club reimbursement $100 — moved Brown, second Thompson, 5-0; approve Clerk conference travel — moved Thompson, second Kussler, 5-0.
