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CityCouncil | 2011-02-15 | 11 | a contract would be in open session. Vice Mayor Bonta stated after interviewing the six candidates on Saturday, the list could be narrowed down to a smaller subset; the subset could be interviewed by stakeholders, a panel of Department Heads, and those attending the reception; then, Council could interview the finalists again. Councilmember Tam stated that she appreciates the Council subcommittee's thoughtful process; she is comfortable in having a panel of stakeholders with each Councilmember appointing a community member and Councilmember Johnson's suggestion regarding Department Head input; suggested replacing the reception process with something more related to the City; inquired whether the City has 13 employee associations, to which the Human Resources Director responded the City has 8 bargaining units. Councilmember Tam suggested having bargaining unit leaders interview the finalists and share input in a confidential manner. Councilmember deHaan stated that he concurs with Vice Mayor Bonta except for the reception; the process should not be too laborious. Mayor Gilmore stated the social portion may be premature and could be done after a final candidate is selected; the social portion could be more of an introduction to the community; including panels of stakeholders, Department Heads, and bargaining unit leaders and having the top candidates interviewed by the Council again after receiving input seems to have consensus. Councilmember Johnson stated the matter [follow up Council interviews] could be left to the discretion of the Council. The Human Resource Director stated that Council might want to interview again because of the length of time since meeting the candidates. Councilmember Johnson stated in the past, people within the community where the candidate lived were interviewed. Vice Mayor Bonta stated said interviews could be part of the process. Mayor Gilmore stated the interviews were conducted when Council got down to the last candidate. The Acting City Attorney stated having Council take a formal action to create a panel of stakeholders would become subject to the Brown Act; however, the interviews could be held in Closed Session. Councilmember Tam inquired whether the Closed Session would include the Council appointees but the City Council would not be there. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 11 February 15, 2011 | CityCouncil/2011-02-15.pdf |