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City Council, Special Meeting
Council Chambers
777 Cypress Avenue
Redding, California
January 11, 2005 6:00 p.m.
The meeting was called to ord.er by Mayor Mathena with the following Council Members
pres~nt: Dickerson, Kight, and Murray. '
Also pr~sent were City Manager Warren, City Attorp.ey Duvernay, City Clerk Strohmayer,
and Assistatlt City Clerk Sherman. .
CONTINUATION OF PROCESS TO FILL CITY COUNCIL VACANCY
(A-050-060)
Mayor Mathena stated that the City Council will continue the process of filUng the City
Co~ncil s~at vacated by Mark Cibula when he was elected to the Shasta County Bo~rd of
Supervisors. Mayqr Mathena introduced each finalist in order determined by random
drawing an9 invited them to si~ at a table in front of the staff dias as follows: Julie Howard,
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Mary Stegall, Les Me1burg, Cheryl Calhoun, and Rick Bosetti. Mayor Mathena explained
the selection process th~t will be ll;sed this evening stating that each Council Member will
ask finalists questions with e~ch finalist answering at le~st one question first. After the
question and answer period, Council Members may ask the finalists specific ,questions.
Council Members will then )Vrite their choice on a \Jallot provided and submit it to the City
Clerk who will ~ol.lllce the results.
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Messrs. Me1burg and Bosetti declined their opportunity for consideration of appointment to
the City Council sta,ting that they were troubled over recent negative com.ments circulating
throughout the communi~ whiph they perceived as divisive. By withdrawing, they hoped
to dispel any perception of a gender bias for appointment to the City Council. : '
Council Members then posed the following questions to the remaining three (3) finalists:
Council Member Dickerson:
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1. The City Council has read your application which includes the qualifications and
strengths that you would bring to the City Council. Leaving out. tl,1e lack of
experience of serving in an elective office, please tell us what you see as your major
weakness in fulfilling the duties of a City Coun9il Member.
2. Please tell us your philosophy on the use of citizens advisory committee~ for the City
Council, what types of projects or prob~ems should involve citizen committees, and
how mUGh weight the City Council should place on to the recommendations of the
committees.
Council Member Murray:
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1) The prim~ job of a City Council Memper is to s~t policy for the City of Redding.
As a Council M~mber, you will have the opportunity to propose, amend, or eliminate
policies to the Council. At your first opportunity to propose a new policy or amend
or eliminate an existing policy, which policy issue would you first choose to place
on the CouI?-cil agenda, and why?
(2)
Complete the following sentence: "I just wish the City would....."
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Council Member Kight:
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1. To what extent, if any, should the City offer fiQ.ancial incentives to companies
looking to relocate to Redding?
2. The new library will most certainly be more expensive than was first thqught, both
in terms of construction and operational costs. Should the City increase its financial
commitment beyond what it has already committed to the library? If yes, and you
were forc,ed to make cuts in other departments to make the 1ibr~ a reality, what
" department would you be willing to cut?
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3. What would you do to assist in improving the City's relationship with the County?
Mayor Mathena:
An important part of the City Council's job is to prioritize and determine which
projects will be funded. Do you believe the City Council is moving in the right
direction or are there areas the City Council has overlooked which should be given
a higher priority?
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Each finalist took turns responding to the aforementioned questions first.
Mayor Mathena then asked each Council Member to select their choice for appointment on
the ballots provided and submit them to the City Clerk.
Following comments from Council Member Dickerson regarding his rationale for not.
selecting applicant Mary Stegall, Mayor Mathena called for the voted ballots and handed
them to City Clerk Strohmayer who announced the following: Council Member Dickerson
voted for Julie Howard, Council Member Kight voted for Cheryl Calhoun, Council Member
Murray voted for Mary Stegall, and Mayor Mathena voted for Mary Stegall.
Mayor Mathena asked his colleagues to reconsider their choices. At this point, each Council
Member provided the rationale for his vote.
Council Members submitted a second ballot as follows: Council Member Dickerson voted
for Julie Howard, Council Member Kight voted for Cheryl Calhoun, Council Member
Murray voted for Cheryl Calhoun, and Mayor Mathena voted for Maiy Stegall.
At 7:21 p.m., Mayor Mathena called for a short recess.
At 7:35 p.m., Mayor Mathena reconvened the meeting.
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Finalist Julie Howard expressed displeasure with the deliberation process and withdrew from
further consideration. Mayor Mathena expressed disappointment in her decision.
At the recommendation of City Attorney Duvernay, City Council Members casta third ballot
as follows: Council Member Dickerson voted for Mary Stegall, Council Member Kight voted
for Cheryl Calhoun, Council Member Murray voted for Cheryl Calhoun, and Mayor Mathena
voted for Mary Stegall.
Mayor Mathena called for a motion.
MOTION: Made by Council Member Kight, seconded by Council Member Murray to
appoint Cheryl Calhoun to the office of City Council to fil~ the remainder of the unexpired
term ending December 5,2006. Voting was as follows:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Members: Kight and Murray
Council Members: Dickerson and Mathena
Council Members: None
Council Members: None
This motion failed.
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City Council Members discussed the importance of unanimity on the City Council, and
Mayor Mathena invited another motion.
MOTION: Made by Mayor Mathena, seconded by Council Member Dickers<;m to appoint
Mary Stegall to the office of City Council to fill the remainder of the unexpired term ending
December 5, 2006. Voting was as follows:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Members: Dickerson, Kight, Murray, and Mathena
Council Members: None
Council Members: None
Council Members: None
Motion passed unanimously.
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On behalf of the City Council, Mayor Mathen~ thanked the finalists for applying to serve on
the City C.ouncil and tp.e professional ;manner in which they participated in ~he selection
process. City Coun,cil Members joined Mayor Mathena in welcoming Mary Stegall on the
City Coun~il. . .
ADJOURNMENT
At the hO\lrof7:42 p.m., Mayor Mathena declared the adjourned special meeting adjourned.
APPROVED
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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