Title
Agenda Item:
Process for Conducting the City Manager's Performance Evaluation
Body
Issue:
Consider the process to use for the City Manager's performance evaluations.
Committee Recommendation:
N/A
City Manager’s Recommendation:
Consider options
Staff Contact:
Steve Hall, City Manager, 753-8370
Presenter(s):
Steve Hall, City Manager
Background and Analysis:
The City Council asked the General Government Committee to propose a process for the annual evaluation of the City Manager.
The City Manager is employed by the City of Olympia through an employment contract. In 2003 when I was hired as City Manager, I worked with the City Council to develop five areas of core responsibilities for the conduct of the City Manager's job. Those include:
1. Community Relations
2. Intergovermental Relations
3. Communication
4. Policy Making Implementation
5. Management of the organization
These five areas were agreed to by the City Council and became part of the performance expectations to be reviewed annually by the City Council and the City Manager. In addition, it was agreed that two other areas be considered, both at the mid-year evaluation and the year-end evaluation. Those included:
- Demonstrated progress on the completion of Council goals, and
- Personal professional development of the City Manager
In 2004, working with the City Council, I developed a template for the evaluation process which laid out these five areas of core responsibility and a rating guide for Councilmember consideration. It also included a provision for describing how the City Manager has made progress toward implementation of Council goals and a section for future development of the City Manager's skills. This document is included as Attachment No. 1.
The City Council used this rating instrument beginning in 2004 through 2007 or 2008. The results of each individual Councilmember were collected and tabulated by the Human Resources Director and then shared with the City Manage...
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