PERSONNEL COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE 2006/10/19 MinutesPCA Committee Meeting
Thursday, October 19, 2006
7:30 a.m.
City Hall Conference Room
MINUTES
I. Present: Mayor Mike Rummel, Aldermen Timm Reynolds and John Looby; Staff: City Manager Bob
Kiely and Human Resources Director DeSha Kalmar
II. Order of Business
• Approval of Minutes from August 2, 2006 Meeting
Motion by Alderman Reynolds, seconded by Alderman Looby, to approve the minutes of the August 2,
2006 meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
• Adjournment into Executive Session for the purpose of interviewing Police Chief candidates
Motion by Alderman Reynolds, seconded by Alderman Looby, to adjourn into Executive Session to
interview police chief candidates. Motion carried unanimously.
• Adjournment of Regular Session
Motion by Alderman Reynolds, seconded by Alderman Looby, to adjourn the Regular Session of the
meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
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DeSha D. Kalmar
Director of Human Resources
PCA Committee Meeting
Thursday, October 19, 2006
7:30 a.m.
City Hall Conference Room
EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES
I. Present: Mayor Mike Rummel, Aldermen Timm Reynolds and John Looby; Staff: City Manager Bob
Kiely and Human Resources Director DeSha Kalmar
II. Order of Business
• Interview with Police Chief Candidate David Field
Committee members asked a number of questions of Candidate Field regarding his vision for the
department, how he would deal with various situations involving internal situations and also involving
the public.
• Interview with Police Chief Candidate Joe Buerger
Committee members asked a number of questions of Candidate Field regarding his vision for the
department, how he would deal with various situations involving internal situations and also involving
the public.
• Feedback and Recommendation of City Manager Bob Kiely
City Manager Bob Kiely presented the Committee with the feedback he had received from members of
the police and fire departments, Public Safety Director Mike Hosking, members of the Fire and Police
Commission and the Assessment Team, consisting of other City department heads, a resident and local
judge. While it was the consensus across the board that the two candidates are both very strong, Mr.
Kiely recommended the appointment of Joe Buerger as Chief because of his stronger administrative
skills.
Acknowledging the concern that Joe's wife currently reports to the Police Chief, DeSha Kalmar reported
on steps being taken to reclassify her position and change her reporting status to the Fire Chief.
The Committee agreed with this recommendation based on the information received and on the
interviews conducted. They will recommend to the full City Council that Joe Buerger be appointed
Police Chief at the November 8, 2006 City Council meeting. They also wanted to recognize Dave Field
in some way for his accomplishments and service to the City.
• Motion to return to Regular Session
Motion by Mayor Rummel, seconded by Alderman Reynolds, to return to the Regular Session of the
meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
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DeSha D. Kalmar
Director of Human Resources