The council:
Mayor Diaz-Present
Joann Courtland-Present
Fred Chavez-Present
Dan Yancey- Present
Jay Manning-Present
Kirby Lack-Present
Marc Payne-Present
Charlie Youngs-Present
The council met this morning in executive session in regards to the search of a new city manager. Copperas Cove has been without a city manager since Andrea Gardner submitted her resignation for February 2018. After three hours of executive session the result is...
RYAN HAVERLAH is new City Manager
Timeline of events:
December 2017
Charlie Youngs sworn into Place 7
January 2018
Marc Payne sworn into Place 6
Andrea Gardner submits resignation
February 2018
February 12, Executive Session for City Manager Search, 57 minutes for 1 item
Ms Gardner resignation effective February 19 and assumes city manager duties in Watauga, TX
February 20, Executive Session for City Manager Search, 36 minutes for 1 items
Ryan Haverlah becomes a temporary Interim City Manager while Strategic Government Resources search for Interim City Manager
March 2018
March 6, Executive Session for City Manager Search, 20 minutes for 1 item
Ryan Haverlah appointed Interim City Manager
May 2018
Search begins for firm to lead the search in finding a city manager
May 15, Executive Session for City Manager Search, 15 minutes for 1 item
June 2018
Springstead Waters selected (VOTE 3-3, Mayor YES) to find new city manager on June 5, 2019. Executive Session for City Manager Search, 1 hour 30 minutes for 3 items.
After Executive Session Councilman Charlie Youngs requested reconsideration of vote of H10. The new vote (4-2) overturned the vote selecting Springstead Waters. The sticking point was that only 2 firms submitted proposals. The process will need to be restarted.
July 2018
July 3, Executive Session for City Manager Search
August 2018
August 21, Executive Session for City Manager Search, 9 minutes for 3 items
September 2018
September 18, Executive Session for City Manager Search, 13 minutes for 1 item
October 2018
October 30, Executive Session for City Manager Search, 50 minutes for 2 items
November 2018
November 20, Strategic Government Resources selected to search for new city manager.
December 2018
Courtland sworn into Place 1
Chavez sworn into Place 2
December 4, Executive Session for City Manager Search, 49 minutes for 3 items
Mayor Seffrood reelected in special election
Mayor Seffrood passes away December 28
January 2019
Nothing to report
February 2019
Nothing to report
March 2019
Nothing to report
April 2019
April 16, Executive Session for City Manager Search, 1 hour 20 minutes on 2 items
Bradi Dewald Diaz elected mayor in special election
May 2019
May 7, Executive Session for City Manager Search, 53 minutes on 3 items
Diaz sworn in as Mayor of Copperas Cove
May 21, Executive Session for City Manager Search, 26 minutes on 1 item
June 2019
June 25, Executive Session for City Manager Search
Was a done deal from the beginning....now at least we have someone sitting in office....Sad that there was not an open informational meet the candidates meeting or something or something in local papers about this meeting....transparency my you know what!
ReplyDeleteJames, I agree completely with your transparency comment. Announcement of this Council Meeting was done hastily and without sufficient notice for citizens to be aware of and able to plan for attending. I find it ludicrous that it took almost a year to agree on the selectee for the search process, and then an almost "dark of the night" decision by the council. This council has a "holier than thou" attitude and seems to view the citizenry as "not knowing enough to make decisions or make an educated input to the decision making".
ReplyDeleteIt seams that the council ignored the SGR manual (who we agreed to use) and did what they wanted. Ryan will be a very good City Manager but for the money we are about to pay SGR for their services the ENTIRE process should have been followed. If you don't like how the council chose the CM then more voters need to go vote, not just 4 or 5 percent.
DeleteClark Wilberg Comment above 7:14 June 26 was made by me, Clark Wilberg. System didn't pick up my info.
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