P. O. Box 561, Wilton, CA 95693 916-261-7547 www.Solutions-MRG.com
PALO ALTO 25-26 CAO EVALUATIONS – DRAFT TIMELINE
Date Action
May 14
CAO Committee meeting to review/finalize process (timeline and questions for CAO’s and Council to respond to)
Late May MRG consultant send CAO’s brief update on the tentative 2026 Evaluation process Early June
(1 or 8?) Consent Item to full Council on process/timeline Early June Process, timeline and self-evaluation prompts distributed to CAOs; Sandra sends to Council
July 10 CAO’s self-evaluations due
July 16 MRG sends Mayor & City Council self-evaluations and interview questions in advance of individual meetings
July 21 –
August 13
MRG to conduct interviews with Council to gather their input and experiences with the appointees (zoom or in person)
Sept. 3 MRG distributes draft performance evaluations, goals, salary info to Council
September
Closed Sessions:
Review of draft evaluations – week of Sept 7
City Manager – week of Sept 21
City Attorney, City Clerk and compensation for all – week of Sept 28
Mid Sept.
Final evaluations distributed to Council and CAO’s (after first closed session)
Early Oct. Following approval, MRG routes final docs via DocuSign for signature Mid Oct. Schedule debrief conversations with CAO’s
Council approval of amended Employment Agreements for CAOs Early Nov CAO Committee to meet and debrief on the process
P. O. Box 561, Wilton, CA 95693 916-261-7547 www.Solutions-MRG.com
Suggested Agenda items for May 14 CAO meeting:
• Review and approval of timeline
• Review and approval of self-evaluation prompts
• Review and approval of Council interview questions
• Discuss expectations regarding KPIs
• Discuss process for new City Attorney
• Discuss process for Auditor
• Confirm date for Council Consent item on process