Special Meeting
01/27/25 05:30 PM
City Clerk / Records
Maribel Hernandez
Appointment
Doc ID: 5860
AGENDA ITEM
AGENDA MATTER:
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT POSITION TITLES: ACTING CITY MANAGER AND ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE RECOMMENDED ACTION: THE CITY COUNCIL IS RECOMMENDED TO APPOINT AN ACTING CITY MANAGER AND AN ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council is in the midst of a recruitment for a new permanent City Manager to lead the City and Barstow Community as it enters a new period of growth and opportunity. Staff recommends the City Council consider and appoint an Acting City Manager and an Acting Chief of Police, to manage the City and the Police Department for the immediate future. The City Council may appoint persons to one or both positions under this agenda item, with the applicable contracts to be considered and approved at the regular City Council meeting of February 3, 2025.
DISCUSSION:
FISCAL IMPACT:
The costs of the appointments of an Acting City Manager and Acting Chief of Police can be accommodated within the existing, adopted City budget.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
The City Council is recommended to appoint an Acting City Manager and Acting Chief of Police, and direct staff to prepare contracts for approval by the City Council at the February 3, 2025 meeting.