HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994 05-31 CCM Special Work Session MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY
OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
SPECIAL WORK SESSION
MAY 31, 1994
CITY HALL
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Todd Paulson convened a special work session at 8:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Todd Paulson and Councilmembers Celia Scott, Dave Rosene, and Kristen Mann.
Also present were City Manager Gerald Splinter, City Attorney Charlie LeFevere, and
Attorneys Clifford Greene and Mary Dobbins. Councilmember Barb Kalligher was excused
from this evening's meeting.
There was a motion by Councilmember Rosene and seconded by Councilmember Scott to
change the meeting date of the June 20, 1994, Council work session to June 21, 1994, at
7 p.m. to accommodate the presentation of Mr. Bill Morris relating to alternative processes
to be used in establishing a bond issue referendum for capital projects in Brooklyn Center.
The motion passed unanimously.
The City Council adjourned the regular session into an executive session at 8:06 p.m. for the
express purpose of discussing pending litigation.
The City Council adjourned the executive session part of the meeting at 9:05 p.m. and after
a break reconvened the Council work session at 9:16 p.m. The City Attorney discussed the
advisability of an outside consultant review of issues raised in pending litigation. He also
discussed the relationship of data practices act and the open meeting law. The City
Attorney reviewed the City Council's discussion at the last meeting when it requested a
report on the options available to conduct an outside investigation of various administrative
matters and discussed various ways the Council might proceed in conducting an independent
review of such matters.
After discussion, there was a motion by Councilmember Rosene and seconded by
Councilmember Scott to commence the development of an RFP for consulting services
relating to: (1) management evaluation of police department, city council, and city manager;
(2) the evaluation of the existence or nonexistence of a hostile racial and /or sexual
environment in the police department; and (3) review of communication issues, leadership
issues, employee hiring evaluation, and discipline issues within the department and an
additonal or stage II RFP for total quality management and customer service analysis
relating to all departments. The City Council requested a report on the status of the
development of the RFP at its June 13, 1994, meeting and listing of potential outside
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consultants who could accomplish this analysis and an estimated range of costs for these
services. The motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourned the meeting at 9:58 p.m.
Deputy City Clerk Todd Paulson, Mayor
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