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`r. December 18, 1991
Town of Los Altos Hills
City Council Meeting
Wednesday, December 18, 1991, 6:00 P.M.
Town Hall Conference Room, 26379 Fremont Road
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Hubbard called the Special Meeting of the City Council to order at 6:05
p.m. in the Conference Room at Town Hall.
Present: Mayor Hubbard and Councilmembers Casey, Johnson and
Tryon.
Absent: Councilmember Siegel
Staff: City Manager Les Jones, II; former Director of Public Works
Bill Ekern and City Clerk Pat Dowd
Press: None
2. DISCUSSION OF RECRUITMENT FOR POSITION VACATED BY
BILL EKERN
Council discussed the job description which had been prepared by the City
Manager for the Public Works Director/City Engineer position. Bill Ekern
also provided input on what the position involved and what qualifications
he believed they should be looking for. The discussion included a definition
of planning issues as they related to this position and who was in charge of
what issues and decisions. The necessity to require an applicant to be a
registered civil engineer was discussed and the continued use of the
engineering consulting firm, Wilsey & Ham, was addressed. Casey and Tryon
believed there should be a city engineer with Tryon noting that the
consulting firm should continue as a backup. Hubbard believed good
communications skills were more important than requiring a person to be a
registered civil engineer. Casey also believed that if the Town had a city
engineer and a Town Planner the consulting firm would be used less and this
would be better for the Town.
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Council agreed with the job description as presented by the City Manager
which included the statement that it was highly desirable but not required
that the applicant be a registered civil engineer. This would give the City
Manager some flexibility in appointing someone to this position. It was
further agreed that the consultants would continue as backup once this
position was filled.
Tryon commented that she had some questions about the organizational
chart for the Town and it was agreed that this matter would be discussed at a
closed session at the next Council Meeting.
3. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR
4. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further new or old business to discuss, the meeting was
adjourned at 6:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia Dowd
City Clerk
The minutes of the December 18, 1991 Special City Council Meeting were
approved at the January 15, 1992 City Council Meeting.
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