Council Appointed Officers Committee
ACTION MINUTES
Special Meeting
June 14, 2024
Chair Lauing called the meeting to order in the Community Meeting Room and by virtual teleconference at 1:32 P.M.
Present In Person: Lauing (Chair), Burt, Kou
Present Remotely:
Absent:
ACTION ITEMS
1. Discussion Regarding Council Appointed Officers (CAO) Annual Performance Evaluation Process and Goal Setting
Ed Lauing, Council Member
Pat Burt, Council Member
Lydia Kou, Council Member
Ed Shikada, City Manager
Dan Rich, MRG
Sandra Blanch, HR Director
MOTION:
Council Member Burt, seconded by Council Member Kou , moved to recommend that the City Council move the questions for the CAO Evaluation Process, as revised below.
QUESTIONS TO DRIVE THE PALO ALTO CAO EVALUATION PROCESS – Council would like the appointed officials to respond to some specific questions in the self- evaluation, which will help focus the Council interviews and final evaluation:
ACTION MINUTES
Sp. Council Appointed Officer’s Committee Meeting
Action Minutes 06/14/2024
a. What is your overall assessment of the state of the Palo Alto organization? What are your, and the organization’s, areas of strength and key achievements in the last fiscal year, particularly as called out in Council-identified priorities? b. What do you see as areas of concern or vulnerability (to include risk assessment organization-wide and department-specific comments in the near and long term, but not personnel-specific).
c. How are the City’s department(s) or functions under your authority performing? (for example: productivity, morale, collaboration, communication, recruitment, etc.). d. What are your observations on the organization’s fiscal health (strengths and risks)? e. Are there regional, state, or national issues/trends that the CAO believes important for the Council to be considering in the near and long term? f. What would enhance the effectiveness of relationships between yourself and the Elected Officials and yourself and the other Council Appointed Officers (availability, responsiveness, communication, etc.)?
g. What are your specific priorities for the coming year and beyond, including both internal and community-focused issues and priorities (beyond Council-identified priorities and values)?
h. What do you need from the Council in the next fiscal year and beyond to be successful? i. What else would you like to share with the Council?
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 3:24 P.M.