Speaker 6: Member Ashcraft. Thank you, Mayor Spencer. This is a recommendation to approve an agreement appointing David Root out as interim city manager for a term of no more than 960 hours with some details. And my objection and the reason that I can't support this motion is that we have had very capable leadership of our assistant city manager. Liz warmer damn ever since the departure of our former city manager, Jill Carmack. The City of Alameda, the City Council and city government has been through a lot of turmoil this year revolving around the city manager, the hiring of a new fire chief. I just don't feel this is the right time to add even more uncertainty bringing a new interim city manager up from Southern California who will be here, I think, just during the workweek for the organization to get to know, but only for a period of months to take us about to the end of the year, because the city council is embarking on the process of hiring a new permanent city manager. And that's where I feel we should best spend our time and our energy is finding that best possible city manager to lead this city and this government forward and and put to rest all the turmoil that we have just come through and I think are still going through. So I will not be able to support this appointment.
Speaker 1: Member matter, S.E.?
Speaker 3: I think it's in the best interests of the city and to have our current team and our current leadership continue our work plan, they know it best rather than to hire a an interim who has to come up to speed. And I just think it is too much at stake for this. Thanks.
Speaker 1: I'm going to speak next. I'm very comfortable moving forward with an interim. I as mayor have as much as I appreciate working with our current staff. We are, in fact, short one person at a high level, and we do have a strong city manager form of government, which means my opinion, it is important for us to look to hire an interim. Also, we are moving forward with parallel tracks to hire a long term city manager and as council in fact just met on that process. So we are able. To have two tracks, then I fully support it. I'm looking forward to in fact working with David Rudy at Vice Mayor.
Speaker 7: I think part of the concern has also been that there's a number of very pers public employee retirement system restrictions that would trigger penalties if staff work outside of class. And at least for me, that was something that I considered in making my decision. I know that it was something that was considered by some of my colleagues. And I think in reviewing just the process to find a permanent and do a full recruitment for a permanent city manager. It is an extensive and exhaustive process that takes a period of several months. And so, you know, we don't want to be incurring additional fiscal penalties while we do that.
Speaker 1: And Brody, did you want to speak?
Speaker 5: I don't really have anything more to say. I think that in our process for hiring a permanent, I want to be able to attract the best possible candidates. I think Alameda deserves the best possible candidates and we deserve the best possible city manager. And in my opinion, the way we can achieve that is by hiring an interim for our limited number of 960 hours.
Speaker 1: That being said, I'd like to move the item second. All those in favor I others oppose.
Speaker 6: No.
Speaker 1: Motion carries 3 to 2. I will now adjourn that special meeting. We will now open our regular city council meeting.
Speaker 2: Broke all council members as the can here matter. Here. Here. Here. Mayor Spencer.
Recommendation to Approve Agreement Appointing David Rudat as Interim City Manager for a Term of No More Than 960 Hours at a Salary of $123.75 Hourly; and Authorize Acting City Manager Pay for Elizabeth D. Warmerdam at an Amount of $123.75 Hourly for the Period of July 16 Through August 5, 2018. (Human Resources 2210)