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ITEM: 1A
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: December 09, 2025
PREPARED BY: Lori Olson, Assistant City Manager
PRESENTED BY: Jason Wedel, City Manager
AGENDA ITEM: City Manager Performance Evaluation - Closed Work Session
BACKGROUND:
Per M.S.13D.05 Subd. 3(a), the City Council will hold a closed session during tonight’s work
session to conduct the City Manager’s annual performance evaluation for 2025.
Jason Wedel was appointed as City Manager of Prior Lake on October 14, 2019. The City
Manager is an at-will employee appointed by the City Council. The City Manager’s terms of are
set forth in an employment agreement, which is approved by the City Council in conjunction with
the performance evaluation. In 2024, the City Council agreed to a one-year employment
agreement with the City Manager through 2025.
The evaluation process consists of a self-assessment submitted to the City Council by the City
Manager and a written assessment by each Council Member based upon the city’s competencies.
The evaluation will be held during tonight’s closed session. The primary goal of the closed session
is to determine whether the City Manager is performing his responsibilities to the Council’s
satisfaction and to determine the parameters for the Manager’s employment contract for 2026. At
the regular Council meeting, a brief overview of the evaluation will be provided.
The specific contents of the performance evaluation are considered private under M.S.13.43 of
the Minnesota Data Practices Act. If the Council is unable to complete the evaluation tonight,
deliberations may continue and subsequent action taken at a future meeting.
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