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PROPOSED EV ALVA TION CRITERIA FOR CITY MANAGER FOR
YEAR 2000
-Initially proposed and discussed at a Council Work Session on 2/10/00
-Submitted for Council approval on 3/06/00 with minor modification
PURPOSE
To assure that the City Manager is focusing energy and resources on
priorities that respond directly to those concerns regularly and frequently
expressed by the majority of our citizens. A large majority of our citizens
are interested in the preservation of our semi rural or small town
environment, and also believe taxes are too high for what they receive. It is a
common theme that our City Government often works against rather than for
our residents, and that City Government is more interested in devoting
money and energy to new projects or new neighborhoods, than it is in
solving current problems in existing neighborhoods. The Council wants
these issues to be addressed in a proactive manner.
To establish criteria by which the City Manager's performance will be
evaluated for the year 2000. It is the intent that performance will be based
upon both measurable and subjective criteria, and that the evaluation process
will be continuous through the year, rather than just a year end event.
MEASURABLE EV ALUATION CRITERIA
A. Successful development of a year 2001 budget that will yield an average
individual tax reduction of 7% (of City portion of real estate tax), with no
reduction in City services.
B. Effective competitive procurement of equipment and services as
demonstrated by thellfollowing:
. Minimum requirements specifications (specifications must defme what
we need rather than what we want)
. Purchases based upon not less than 3 competitive bids (except in special
circumstances)
. Bids to be submitted for consideration by the Council within a time
frame that allows Council deferral or rejection without fmancial penalty,
and without risk to th~ health, safety, or welfare of our citizens.
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C. Effect a minimum of 10 improvements in our ordinances that make them
more citizen friendly, more protective of our natural environments, and
more protective of our neighborhoods.
D. Action to clean up a minimum of 5 problem sites or problem situations
that have existed for a considerable time within the City
SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION CRITERIA
E. Accountability for the accuracy and quality of information presented to
the Council
F. Util~ation o[~()~t/be~~fit analysis, return on investment analysis, or
other [mancial analysis metho<fo'iogies (including factors such as lifetime
cost of ownership, cost of money, and financial alternatives) when
making spending decisions.
G. Accountability for all normally defined functions of City management
IMPLEMENT A TION
A. Mid year evaluation-The Council would conduct a performance appraisal
during the month of July
B. Year end evaluation- The council would conduct a performance appraisal
and salary review during the first week in December. Information from
this meeting would be used by the evaluation subcommittee to formulate
an overall written performance appraisal and salary recommendation for
consideration at the mst meeting in December.
C. Additional performance reviews would be conducted as deemed
appropriate by the Council.
City Manager Evaluation Subcommittee
Wes Mader and Jim Ericson
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