AGENDA ITEM NO.4
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
City of West Covina I Office of the City Manager
DATE: January 18, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: David Carmany
City Manager
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF FINANCE DIRECTOR STEPHANIE SIKKEMA AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ROXANNE E. LERMA RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council ratify the appointment of Stephanie Sikkema to the position of Finance Director and Roxanne E. Lerma to the position of Assistant City Manager.
BACKGROUND:
Section 2-151(g) of the West Covina Municipal Code provides that "it shall be the duty of the city manager to appoint, remove, promote and demote any and all officers and employees of the city, except the city clerk, city attorney and city treasurer, subject to the rules and regulations of any applicable civil service or other personnel system in effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the city manager shall not appoint or promote a person to serve as the director of a department, unless a majority of the city council first voted in favor of the city manager's proposed appointment or promotion."
DISCUSSION:
The City of West Covina Finance Director position is vacant due to the retirement of Robbeyn Bird. It has also been determined that an additional Assistant City Manager position is needed in order to effectively address City business. Due to the importance of these roles, the City Manager approved the appointment of Stephanie Sikkema to the position of Finance Director and Roxanne E. Lerma to the position of Assistant City Manager. The City Manager is requesting that the City Council ratify such appointments, by a majority vote, for consistency with Section 2-151(g) of the Municipal Code.
OPTIONS:
The City Council has the following options:
1. Approve Staffs recommendation; or
2. Provide alternative direction.
Prepared by: Mark Perez, Deputy City Clerk
CITY COUNCIL GOALS & OBJECTIVES: Enhance City Image and Effectiveness