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Rio Vista City Council Special Meeting of January 18, 2023 Minutes Page 1 of 3
RIO VISTA CITY COUNCIL
MAYOR RONALD KOTT
VICE MAYOR WALT STANISH
COUNCIL MEMBER RICK DOLK
COUNCIL MEMBER SARAH DONNELLY
COUNCIL MEMBER EDWIN OKAMURA
BY TELECONFERENCE AND IN PERSON
MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2023
8:00 A.M. - SPECIAL MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ONE MAIN STREET
RIO VISTA, CALIFORNIA 94571
1. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Kott called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. PRESENT: Council Members Dolk, Donnelly, Okamura, Vice Mayor Stanish and Mayor Kott
ABSENT: None
2. PUBLIC COMMENT - See instructions on Page 1. Public comments are limited to items appearing on this Special Meeting agenda.
Zero (0) public comment was received.
3. DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
City Council Members should disclose any communications they have had on the agenda items at this time.
No disclosure was made.
4. ACTION ITEM
4.1 Recruiter Selection for City Manager - Interview recruitment firms, discuss and select firm to conduct recruitment for City Manager position.
Rio Vista City Council Special Meeting of January 18, 2023 Minutes Page 2 of 3 City Council interviewed Valerie Gaeta-Phillips from Bob Murray & Associates and Maria Hurtado from Peckham and McKenney.
Zero (0) public comment was received . Motion by Mayor Kott, second by Vice Mayor Stanish, and passed by the following roll call vote, Council voted to approve the selection of Bob Murray & Associates and retain their services via a contract in the amount not to exceed $25,000.
AYES: Council Members Dolk, Donnelly, Okamura, Vice Mayor Stanish, and Mayor Kott
NOES: None
4.2 Ratification of Proclamation of Existence of a Local State of Emergency Following Storm-related Floods - Ratify the Proclamation of existence of a local state of emergency dated January 12, 2023, as enacted by the City Manager acting in his role as Director of Emergency Services in response to the December 31, 2022, and continuing storm-related events.
Zero (0) public comment was received. Motion by Vice Mayor Stanish, second by Council Member Donnelly, and passed by the following roll call vote, Council voted to approve the ratification of the Proclamation.
AYES: Council Members Dolk, Donnelly, Okamura, Vice Mayor Stanish, and Mayor Kott
NOES: None
5. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
Mayor Kott adjourned the meeting at 9:37 a.m.
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Rio Vista City Council Special Meeting of January 18, 2023 Minutes Page 3 of 3