HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-12-2023 City Council Corner Meeting
COUNCIL CORNER MEETING
Mayor
Amáda Márquez Simula
Councilmembers
Connie Buesgens
Kt Jacobs
Rachel James
Justice Spriggs
Interim City Manager
Kevin Hansen
City Hall—Conference Room 1, 590 40th Ave NE
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
3:00 PM
MINUTES
The following are the minutes for the Meeting of the City Council held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July
12, 2023, in Conference Room 1, City Hall, 590 40th Avenue NE, Columbia Heights, Minnesota.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Márquez Simula called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m.
Present: Mayor Márquez Simula; Councilmember Buesgens; Councilmember James; Councilmember
Jacobs
Absent: Councilmember Spriggs
Also Present: Aaron Chirpich, Community Development Director/ Assistant City Manager; Kelli Wick,
HR Director; Sara Ion, City Clerk.
WORK SESSION ITEMS
1. Hiring a City Manager (HR Director Invited).
The council discussed in depth the pros and cons of different methods of hiring a City
Manager. HR Director Wick gave information to the Council about what different methods
and timelines could look like.
2. Council Schedules and Events.
There was a brief discussion of Council schedules and upcoming events.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 4:25 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Sara Ion, City Clerk