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Adjourned Regular City CounclURedevelopment Agency
City of Huntington Beach
Monday, May 24, 2004
3:00 P.M. - Room B-8
Civic Center, 2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, California 92648
An audiotape of the 3:00 p.m. portion of this meeting
is on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
Call to Order
Mayor Green called the Adjourned Regular meetings of the City Council/Redevelopment Agency of
the City of Huntington Beach to order at 3:00 p.m. in Room B8.
City Council/Redevelopment Agency Meeting Roll Call
Present: Sullivan, Coerper, Green, Boardman, Cook, Houchen, Hardy
Absent: None
The City Clerk Announced Late Communications
Pursuant to the Brown (Open Meetings) Act, Senior Deputy City Clerk Dale Jones announced Late
Communications regarding agenda items that had been received by her office following distribution
of the agenda packet:
Late Communication submitted by the City Attorney dated May 24, 2004 titled Late
Communications City Council Meeting of May 24, 2004 Agenda Item: Candidate Interviews which
included applications and resumes for the City Cleric candidates as follows: Janelle G. Case;
Michael Perez 111; Marianne F. Dellinger; Lynda M. Burgess; Elizabeth Ehring; Susan A. Ramos;
Denise R. Hayward; Joan L. Flynn; Roger Woolums; and Tina M. Graham.
The Following Additional Late Communications Were Submitted During the Meeting:
Communication submitted by the City Attorney's Office of a fax dated May 24, 2004 from Lynda
Burgess titled Supplemental Questionnaire for City Clerk:
Communication submitted by the City Attorney's Office from Janelle Case titled Supplemental
Questionnaire May 2004.
Communication submitted by the City Attorney's Office from Roger G. Woolums dated May 21,
2004 titled Supplemental Questionnaire for City Clerk Applicant
Communication submitted by Elizabeth Ehring dated May 24, 2004 titled Supplemental
Questionnaire May 2004_
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Communication submitted by Susan A. Ramos dated May 24, 2004 titled Supplemental
Questionnaire May 2004.
Communication submitted by Denise Hayward titled Response to City Clerk Supplemental
Questionnaire.
Communication submitted. by Joan L. Flynn dated May 24, 2004 titled Supplemental Questionnaire
May 2004.
Communication submitted by Tina M. Graham dated May 24, 2004 titled Supplemental
Questionnaire May 2004.
Three communications submitted by the City Attorney's Office titled City Clerk Applicant Questions,
City Clerk Interview Rating Sheet May 24, 2004, and City Clerk Salary.
Administrative Services Director Clay Martin and Principal Personnel Analyst Vicky Berg responded
to Council regarding allowed time for each candidate's interview and background check issue
options.
A motion was made Boardman, second Cook to direct Human Resources staff to do a simple
verification of work history and check references for candidates under consideration. The motion
carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Coerper,
NOES: Sullivan
ABSENT: None
Hardy, Green, Boardman, Cook, Houchen
City Attorney McGrath informed Council that they consider the City Clerk pay scale Step A to E
when offering a candidate the position.
The City Council interviewed the following candidates: Janelle G. Case; Lynda M. Burgess;
Elizabeth Ehring; Susan A. Ramos; Denise R. Hayward; Joan L. Flynn; Roger Woolums; and Tina
M. Graham. (Michael Perez III and Marianne F. Delllinger were not present)
The interviews were closed.
Mayor Green directed Council to conduct a straw vote to list their top three candidates.
City Attorney McGrath compiled the results of the straw vote.
A motion was made by Boardman, second Houchen to eliminate the 0 vote and 2 vote candidates
of Perez, Dellinger, Burgess, Ramos, Hayward, and Wooiums. The motion carried by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: Sullivan, Coerper, Hardy, Green, Boardman, Cools, Houchen
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
A second straw vote was conducted by Council for their top two candidates. City Attorney McGrath
compiled the results of the straw vote with the lowest vote eliminating Graham.
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A third straw vote was conducted by Council on their top two candidates of the three remaining:
Janelle G. Case, Elizabeth Ehring, and Joan L. Flynn. City Attorney McGrath compiled the results
of the straw vote.
A motion was made by Cook, second Houchen to appoint Joan L. Flynn as City Clerk effective June
1,. 2004.
Each Councilmember reported on their considerations, which had gone into their evaluations of the
candidates.
A fourth straw vote was conducted by Council for their top one candidate.
Council then voted on the motion stated above to appoint Joan L. Flynn as City Clerk effective June
1, 2004. The motion carried by the following roll cap vote:
AYES: Coerper, Hardy, Boardman, Cook, Houchen
NOES: Green, Sullivan
ABSENT: None
A motion was made by Hardy, second Sullivan to offer Step A salary.
The motion failed by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Sullivan
NOES: Coerper, Hardy, Green, Boardman, Cook, Houchen
ABSENT: None
A motion was made by Cook, second Houchen to. offer Step C 'salary:
The motion carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Coerper, Hardy, Boardman, Cook, Houchen
NOES: Green, Sullivan
ABSENT: None
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Adjournment — City Council/Redevelopment Agency
Mayor Green adjourned the adjourned regular meetings of the City Council/Redevelopment Agency
of the City of Huntington Beach to Monday, June 7, 2004, at 5:00 p.m., in Room B-8 Civic Center,
2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, California.
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