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City Council Meeting Minutes January 6, 2025 Page 2 of 3 involves consideration of document protected by the mandatory nondisclosure provisions of the Colorado Open Records Act. Mayor Leh moved to enter executive session for the purpose of discussing recruitment / a personnel matter. The session will include all members of the City Council, Recruiter Valerie Phillips of Bob Murray and Associates, City Attorney Kathleen Kelly, Interim City Manager Samma Fox, and Interim Deputy City Manager Meredyth Muth. Councilmember Fahey seconded the motion. Aye: Leh, Dickinson, Cooperman, Fahey, Kern, Hamlington, Hoefner Nay: None Absent: None Council adjourned into executive session at 5:07 pm. The Council reconvened at 8:22 pm. REPORT — DISCUSSION / DIRECTION / ACTION — RECRUITMENT/PERSONNEL MATTER City Attorney Kelly reported that the executive session was held to review records of City Manager applicants, none of whom are finalists. To maintain confidentiality, applicants were assigned numbers, and Council should refer only to those numbers when deciding who remains in the pool. Mayor Leh noted that Council has been reviewing six candidates and will determine how many to retain in the pool. He suggested keeping four to allow flexibility in case one withdraws. Councilmember Hoefner selected candidates 1, 2, 4 and 6. Councilmember Kern agreed and selected 1, 2, 4 and 6. Councilmember Fahey selected 1, 2, 4 and 6. Councilmember Hamlington thanked her fellow councilmembers, staff and the consultant for their work and agreed with 1, 2, 4, and 6. Councilmember Cooperman expressed appreciation for interviewing four candidates and indicated his preference to move forward with candidates 2, 4, and 6, with candidate 1 as a backup. Mayor Pro Tem Dickinson agreed on candidates 2, 4, and 6 and supported selecting an alternate during the hiring process. While he preferred candidate 5 as the alternate, he was comfortable with candidate 1 based on the consensus.