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Council accepts resignation, authorizes RFP to fill planning and development director duties
Summary
Council accepted a parks-and-recreation commission resignation and voted to resolve the planning and development director position effective Oct. 31, 2026, directing staff to issue an RFP for a contractor to cover zoning, planning and floodplain duties without specifying a maximum budget.
Council moved to accept the resignation of parks and recreation commission member Pat Henahan and approved a separate motion to resolve the planning and development director position effective Oct. 31, 2026, and to issue an RFP for a contractor to perform zoning-administrator, planning and development director, and flood-plain management duties.
Staff advised omitting a budget maximum in the RFP to avoid encouraging everyone to bid to that ceiling and suggested removing overly prescriptive scoring criteria so the council may exercise discretion when evaluating proposals. A councilmember moved and the council seconded the RFP motion; the motion carried. Council discussed that the city may charge developers for reviews tied specifically to developer proposals and reminded members they could reject proposals or reissue the RFP if responses do not meet expectations.
Staff will finalize the RFP language and post the solicitation; council directed staff to return with proposals and budget implications for subsequent consideration.
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