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PROBABLY TO ORDER SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR OCTOBER. THE 19TH 2023 AND UNDERSTANDING THAT TONIGHT IS BASICALLY TO LOOK AT THE INDIVIDUAL PILOTS DIVERSITY MANAGER'S POSITION. AND LOOKING AT THE AGENDA. THE TIME STAMPS OF WHAT WE WILL DO IF YOU NOTICE ON THE AGENDA THAT RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS IS OUT OF NUMBER TWO. I'M LOOKING AT THE TIME INVOLVED IN THIS. IT'S PROBABLY BEST THAT WE LEAVE THAT THERE. SO THAT WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IMMEDIATELY, FIRST OF THEM RECESS. ALONG THE WAY OUT THERE. LISTEN TO THE PRESENTATION TO COME BACK IN HERE AND GO BACK INTO SESSION AND RECEIVE ANY CITIZEN. PUBLIC COMMENTS OVER AFTER AND AT THAT TIME FINALIST WILL COME IN HERE FOR A FACE TO FACE INTERVIEW. SO UNDERSTANDING THAT I'M NOT GOING
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TO RECESS. ARE OPEN SESSION SUPPORTERS EVERY.IVE BEFORE WE ACTUALLY DO ANYTHING.WE ARE GOOD, OKAY? SO I'M GOING TO WE HAVE BEEN RECESSED IN CITY COUNCIL. WE DID OPEN OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 40. FIVE THIS AFTERNOON. AND THEN WE WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO HE RECESSED CITY COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE HAVE NOW RECESSED EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE'RE COMING BACK OUT INTO IN HERE TO OPEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND THE TIME STAMP ON THAT IS GOING TO BE 5 14. LET ME MAKE A NOTE OF THAT. SO WE HAVE NOW REOPENED OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF DUNCANVILLE FOR
[3.A. Public presentation by City Manager Candidate Dennis Baldwin]
OCTOBER. THE 19TH OF 2023. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE FOR OUR PRESENTATION FOR ONE OF OUR FINALISTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S POSITION GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MIKE. MIKE. WILSON. FROM FROM T TWO T TWO HAS BEEN OUR SEARCH FIRM THAT WE HAVE EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE TO FIND OUR NEXT CITY MANAGER. SO, MIKE FLOOR IS YOURS, SIR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. WELCOME EVERYONE IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE. UH MR DENNIS BALDWIN. HE IS ONE OF YOUR THREE CANDIDATE FINALISTS FOR CITY MANAGER DENNIS WILL BE PROVIDING , UH, PRESENTATION TONIGHT, BASED ON A PROMPT THAT WAS PROVIDED TO ALL CANDIDATES, THE SAME PROMPT. AND TO SURMISE IT'S OVER THE 1ST 60 DAYS. HOW ARE THEY GOING TO START WORKING WITH STAFF TO BUILD TRUST WITHIN THE CITY? UH DENNIS HAS A LONG HISTORY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. UH THE PROCESS FOR TONIGHT IS THAT HE'LL PRESENT HE WILL NOT BE TAKING ANY QUESTIONS. HOWEVER IF YOU LOOK AROUND THE ROOM, YOU'LL SEE SOME PIECES OF PAPER TAPED TO THE WALL, A COUPLE ON THE TABLE AND ON THE SCREEN OF A QR CODE. OR A LINK. YOU CAN ACCESS THOSE WITH YOUR TELEPHONE YOUR SMARTPHONE. AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND THAT FEEDBACK WILL GO TO YOUR CITY COUNCIL BECAUSE COUNCIL MADE IT VERY CLEAR THEY WANT TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS AND ESPECIALLY AROUND YOUR THOUGHTS WITH THESE CANDIDATES AND IN FOUR BROAD AREAS, SO NOT TO WASTE ANY MORE TIME. I'D LIKE TO ASK DENNIS. COME ON UP, MR DENNIS BALDWIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE IN HERE IN THIS PROCESS AT THIS STAGE THE GAME AND, UH, IT'S AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE . AND I THANK THE PUBLIC FOR SHOWING UP WHETHER YOU'RE HERE IN PERSON OR WHETHER IT'S REMOTELY I THINK IT'S UH GREAT THAT YOU'RE PARTICIPATING IN. IT SPEAKS VOLUMES OF YOUR OF YOUR COMMITMENT. THIS COMMUNITY AND ITS PATH FORWARD. SO THANK YOU.MY PRESENTATION AND I UH, STARTS WITH A PROMPT I'LL GO RIGHT INTO THAT. YOU HEARD MIKE WILSON SPEAKER THAT JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE ENTIRE PROMPT. IT'S AS OUTLINED THE STEPS YOU'LL TAKE IN THE 1ST 60 DAYS TO BEGIN EARNING THE TRUST OF THE EXECUTIVE TEAM, ALL CITY STAFF AND INSPIRING THEM TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TOWARD SHARED GOALS. WELL THERE'S AN UNDERLYING GOAL. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE THAT NEEDS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IN ORDER TO FULFILL THAT PROMPT AND THAT IS TO CREATE A CULTURE OF TRUST AND ENGAGEMENT. WHY IT MATTERS TO ME IS TRUST FOSTERS COLLABORATION. AN ENGAGEMENT LEADS TO INNOVATION, AND I THINK ANY SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATION IS GOING TO HAVE BOTH. OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN NOTHING ELSE. I WANT TO INVEST IN OUR EMPLOYEES WOULD BE ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS I WOULD TAKE. WE DO HAVE GREAT EMPLOYEES. THEY CARE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO. THEY CARE ABOUT THE SERVICES THEY DELIVER. I DO THINK THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO DO THEIR JOB. MORE SUCCESSFULLY, HOWEVER. ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO DO IS PRIORITIZE THE WORK LIFE
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BALANCE. WE ALL KNOW IN THE WORKPLACE. I THINK WE'VE ALL SEEN IT IN OUR CAREERS WHERE SOMEONE COMES IN TO WORK, AND THEY'RE STRESSED OUT FROM SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED TO THEM IN THEIR HOME LIFE. IT COULD BE MERYL PROBLEMS THAT COULD BE RAISING CHILDREN. IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT CREATES THAT STRESS IN THE HOME, BUT IT DOES SURFACE GENERALLY IN THE WORKPLACE ONE TIME ANOTHER, AND WE CAN RECOGNIZE THAT, BUT WHAT WE ALSO NEED TO THINK ABOUT ESPECIALLY LEADERSHIP OF TODAY IS HOW THAT STRESS IN THE WORKPLACE CAN CAN SURFACE IN THE HOME LIFE, AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT AND IT'S OFTEN MISSED. IF WE DON'T HAVE THE WORK LIFE BALANCE THAT WE SHOULD THROUGH EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP. I THINK WHAT HAPPENS IS WE'RE SENDING OUR EMPLOYEES HOME STRESS BECAUSE THEY'RE EITHER OVERWORKED, UNDERSTAFFED. UH IT COULD BE BECAUSE OF THE WORKLOAD THERE UNDER IT COULD BE BECAUSE THEY JUST HAD A DIFFICULT DAY WITH THEIR BOSS WHO KNOWS WHAT THE REASONS ARE. BUT THEY GO HOME STRESS AND THAT STRESS IS NOT ONLY THERE'S IT'S NOW BELONGS TO THE FAMILY, AND IT MAY NOT SHOW UP INITIALLY WHEN THEY START WITH THE CITY, BUT ALL CITIES HAVE CHALLENGES. NO ONE IS EXEMPT FROM THAT. BUT OVER TIME THAT STRESS CAN BUILD AND INEFFECTIVE FAMILY IN AN ADVERSE WAY. SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS SPEND OUR TIME MAKING SURE WE PROVIDE EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN THE WORKPLACE THAT ENSURES THAT THE EMPLOYEES STRESS AS AT A MINIMUM AS MUCH AS WE CAN DO, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME BUT WHEN THEY GO HOME, THEY CAN FOCUS ON THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES THEIR FRIENDS AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THE WORKPLACE. THERE'S A TIME TO WORK AND THERE'S A TIME TO BE OFF AND WE WANT THEM TO ENJOY THEIR TIME OFF BECAUSE IN THE LONG RUN, THE BETTER THE WORK LIFE BALANCE IS THE BETTER. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES. I WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. EVERY ORGANIZATION NEEDS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. I KIND OF LOOK AT THIS WAY IT GOES OR THE BIG THINGS YOU NEED TO COPY. ITS OBJECTIVES ARE WHAT YOU USE TO GET TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE GOALS. AND I ALSO THINK THERE SHOULD BE STRATEGIES. SAID OR THAT ARE LINED UP TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE OBJECTIVES. AND THOSE STRATEGIES . IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE TO COLLABORATE ON THE BEST PATH FORWARD. AND TO ME. IF WE CAN GET THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY AT ALL LEVELS, THE EXECUTIVE TEAM RANK AND FILE THOSE WHO ACTUALLY DELIVER THE SERVICES. THOSE WHO ARE SUPPORTING THOSE WHO DO IF WE CAN GET THAT. INVOLVEMENT FROM THEM. AT THE STRATEGY LEVEL , THEN THAT'S GONNA GO A LONG WAY TO STING IN OUR OBJECTIVES ACCOMPLISHED THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY ACCOMPLISHED THE GOALS THAT WE SET OUT BEFORE US. I WILL PROVIDE FOR PROPER RESOURCES ACCOMPANY THIS ACCOMPLISHED THE MISSION. ONE OF THE WORST THINGS WE CAN DO IS GIVE SOMEONE A TASK AND NOT GIVE THEM THE RESOURCES TO BE SUCCESSFUL. UH, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T WANT TO OVERLOOK. AND WE ALWAYS SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF WHAT WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE TO DO TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE. THE PROPER RESOURCES TO DO THE JOB. I LOOK AT AND ENSURE OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE A NICE SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO SUCCEED. THERE'S TIMES WHEN THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. IF YOU GOT A LOT OF TURNOVER, SOME ORGANIZATIONS LOSE SOME OF THE K S. A S BECAUSE THEY WALK OUT THE DOOR TO ANOTHER AGENCY. THEY MAY RETIRE. THERE'S LOTS OF REASONS WHY IT HAPPENS. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS IF OUR KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES ARE NOT WHERE THEY NEED TO BE THAT WE STEP UP THE PLATE AND BRING THOSE EMPLOYEES. ESSAYS IF YOU WILL UP WHERE THEY BELONG. IF YOU GO BACK TO THAT SECOND BULLET POINT I'VE TALKED ABOUT BE TRAINED ABOUT ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. ONE OF OUR GOALS CAN BE IMPROVED HUMAN CAPITAL, AND THAT'S THINGS LIKE RECRUITING, HIRING CAREER DEVELOPMENT, THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT THAT'S ALSO A PLACE THAT YOU CAN HELP BRING UP YOUR K S A S OF YOUR EMPLOYEES, SO I'LL BE MINDFUL OF THAT MOVING FORWARD. I WANT TO FOSTER FOSTER CAN COLLABORATION. WE NEED MANAGEMENT, UH, NEEDS TO REMEMBER THAT WE MANAGED FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF WE ALL WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE THIS. THE PROBLEMS THE ISSUES WE'RE FACING. AH, AT ALL LEVELS OF THE ORGANIZATION. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE REMEMBER THAT MOVING FORWARD THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE A VOICE AND BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE A PART OF THAT SOLUTION, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE. WHEN WE COLLABORATE LIKE THAT MORALE WILL IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES IN PROBLEM SOLVING BECOMES EASIER. ENCOURAGE INNOVATION. ENGAGED. EMPLOYEES ARE EMPOWERED TO SEEK NEW WAYS TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND PROCESSES. INNOVATION IS WHAT'S GOING TO TAKE US TO THE NEXT LEVEL. YOU CAN BE TRUSTWORTHY ORGANIZATION YOU CAN HAVE TRUST PERMEATED THROUGHOUT. YOU CAN HAVE COLLABORATION. BUT IF YOU'RE NOT TAKEN AND THINKING TO THE NEXT LEVEL WHERE WE COULD BE THEN IT'S A MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR ONE AND YOU'RE NOT AS GOOD AS YOU COULD BE. THE CITIZENS EXPECT SERVICES TO STAY UP WITH HER EXPECTATIONS. RESOURCES HAVE TO DO THAT AS WELL. BUT IF FOR SOME REASON, THEY'RE NOT. WE NEED TO LOOK AT OURSELVES WORK WITHIN WHAT WE DO HAVE AND SEE[00:10:03]
IF WE CAN INNOVATE WAYS TO DO THINGS BETTER. THEN WE WORKED BEFORE MORE EFFICIENTLY. AND MORE COST EFFECTIVE. INNOVATION DOESN'T HAPPEN IN A VACUUM. YEAH, AND IT DOESN'T WORK IN ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SILOED. I CAN TELL YOU THAT FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE. AND INNOVATION. I'LL JUST USE MY OWN STORY HERE. YOU CAN LOOK AT MY RESUME, AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT I SHOW I FACILITATE OR INCORPORATED. WHATEVER THE REALITY OF IT IS EVERY ONE OF THOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OR ACHIEVEMENTS OR NOT DONE BY ME ALONE. IN FACT, THAT WAS THE ENVIRONMENT OF INNOVATION WHERE PEOPLE CAME UP WITH IDEAS AND SHARED THOSE WITH ME TO HELP ME.MAKE THE ORGANIZATION BETTER AS I MOVE THROUGH. SO. THERE'S A LOT OF PLAYERS INVOLVED IN INNOVATION AT ALL LEVELS ORGANIZATION. I'VE I CAN GIVE CREDIT TO NOT ONLY EMPLOYEES BUT THE GOVERNING BODY CITIZENS. THAT INPUT THAT I GOT HELP CREATE SOME OF THOSE ACHIEVEMENTS. I HAVE ON MY RESUME. BUT I'M A FACILITATOR OF THOSE. I'M NOT THE CREATOR OF THEM. SO TO SPEAK. I'M GONNA TAKE A DRINK OF WATER REAL QUICK. ONE THING ABOUT IT.
INNOVATION IS IF YOU DON'T HAVE OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATION. IT'S DESTINED TO FAIL. IT'S GOING TO FAIL WHETHER YOU'RE TRYING TO COLLABORATE, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY GONNA NOT TAKE YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO AS FAR AS INNOVATION. OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATION TO ME, MEANS THAT ANYONE WHETHER IT'S ME, THE EXECUTIVE TEAM OR THE EMPLOYEES CAN OPENLY EXCHANGED INFORMATION, IDEAS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR ORGANIZATION TO MAKE IT BETTER OR TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR SHARE A CONCERN ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING ON IN THAT ENVIRONMENT. WITHOUT IT.
YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO GET WHERE YOU WANT TO GO. AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE FOSTER THAT OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATION. I WANT TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE, OUR EMPLOYEES OUR REFLECTION OF WHO WE ARE GOOD AND BAD, JUST THE WAY IT IS IN REAL LIFE. SO OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM TO INCLUDE MYSELF MUST HAVE HIGH STANDARDS AND LEAD BY EXAMPLE. I DON'T WANT TO SEE A LEADERSHIP STYLE THAT DO AS I SAY, BUT DON'T DO AS I DO MENTALITY BECAUSE THAT SERVES NO ONE. IT ACTUALLY UNDERMINES THE MISSION, AND IT ALSO UNDERMINES THE CONFIDENCE THE EMPLOYEES HAVE IN THE LEADERSHIP. I WANT TO SHARE EXPECTATIONS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE GET THE JOB DONE. WE ARE HERE TO DO CITIES BUSINESS. GOT THAT. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALSO CARE ABOUT IS HOW THEY GO HOW WE GO ABOUT CHIEF AND THOSE GOALS. IF WE LEAVE IN THE WAKE OF OUR. IF WE LEAVE A WAKE OF DESTRUCTION IN OUR PATH. WHEN WE ACCOMPLISH A GOAL, WE REALLY DIDN'T GET ANYTHING ACCOMPLISHED. THE ONLY THING WE DID IS CREATE MORE OF A MESS TO CLEAN UP LATER ON. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE POLICIES PROCEDURES. THEY SHOULD BE BEST PRACTICES. SO WE FOLLOW THE BEST LATEST GREATEST THING, BUT ALSO MAKE SURE IT'S TAILORED TO YOUR ORGANIZATION AND WE'RE JUST NOT BREACHING FOR SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY NOT THERE IN THE IN THE ACTUAL WORK PRODUCT. BUT THE REALITY OF IT IS WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO COME BACK AND FIX THINGS THAT WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO RIGHT THE FIRST TIME, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY ADAMANT ABOUT. IF THAT MEANS WE HOLD THAT BACK ON SOMETHING UNTIL WE GET THE FUNDING LINED UP, SO BE IT. IF THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO GET GOVERNING GOVERNING BODY APPROVAL, SO BE IT. IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE WITH THE CITIZENS AND THE GOVERNING BODY. AND WHAT HAVE YOU SO BE IT? IT'S BETTER TO DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. THEN THEY HAVE TO CLEAN UP THE MESS LATER, MY TAKE ON ALL THAT.
I PERSONALLY LIKE DOING WALK THROUGHS THROUGH ORGANIZATIONS. UM, I'VE DONE A FEW HERE. I LIKE KNOWING THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE EMPLOYEES WORK. AND IF THEY ARE BEING CARED FOR WHAT THEY SHOULD DO THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED. YOU CAN LEARN A LOT JUST FROM WALKING THROUGH AND TALKING TO EMPLOYEES. AND TO ME, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO CONTINUE, AND I LIKE THE EXECUTIVE TEAM TO DO THE SAME THING. AT THE SAME TIME. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE SAY WELL, THAT'S I THINK THE ADAGE IS MANAGEMENT BY WALKING AROUND. I THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY COME OUT WITH ABOUT 10 15 YEARS AGO, AND MAYBE IT IS. I'M LOOKING FOR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. THAT'S WHAT I'M FOCUSED ON. BUT, UH REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU CALL IT. I SEE VALUE IN TALKING TO YOUR EMPLOYEES AND SEEING HOW THEY'RE DOING AND WHAT THEY NEED AND SEE IF WE CAN HELP FACILITATE A BETTER OUTCOME FOR THEM. I WANT TO CREATE AN OPERATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
SOME WOULD CALL IT THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, BUT IT'S FROM THE STAFF, THE DEPARTMENT HEADS. AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS WOULD BE FOR THE DEPARTMENT HEADS TO MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS TO SOLVE INTERDEPARTMENTAL ISSUES. I'VE SEEN IT DONE THE TRADITIONAL WAY, WHICH IS BASICALLY YOU HAVE DEPARTMENT HEADS. THEY WORKED WITH THE CITY MANAGEMENT. BUT THAT IT HAS A
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TENDENCY SOMETIMES THE SLIDE INTO SILO EFFECT. SILO EFFECT. FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH IT IS THEY'RE THEY'RE FOCUSED ON THE THEIR OPERATION MORE THEY ARE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S SUCCESS. UM IT COULD BE DONE OPERATIONALLY, BUT ALSO MENTALLY THAT THEY JUST FIGURED WE GOTTA TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES FIRST AND FOREMOST. SOMETIMES NOT ALL THE TIME, BUT THE ORGANIZATION CAN SUFFER AS A RESULT OF THAT SILO IN EFFECT, SO I WON'T BE MINDFUL OF THAT AND SEE IF WE CAN DO THE COLLABORATION. UH, AMONG THE DEPARTMENT HEADS TO THAT WOULD ALSO BE FACILITATED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND HIS OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE'RE SOLVING THESE PROBLEMS AMONG THOSE PLAYERS THAT CAN MAKE DECISIONS QUICKER. AND BETTER FOR THE ORGANIZATION. AND ULTIMATELY, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN FROM THAT COMMITTEE WAS BETTER COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION WOULD OCCUR, YOU WOULD HAVE EFFICIENT DECISION MAKING THE DECISION MAKERS RIGHT THERE RIGHT THERE, DEALING WITH IT, AND THEY IMPROVED PROBLEM SOLVING BECAUSE THEY SHOULDN'T BE ANYTHING THEY COULDN'T SOLVE. IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES CITY MANAGEMENT, UH, INPUT OR FACILITATION. THEY WORK DIRECTLY FOR HIM, AND IT'S A CITY MANAGER'S JOB TO FACILITATE THIS COMMITTEE. ULTIMATELY I WANT TO ESTABLISH ACCOUNTABILITY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT SOMEONE AND SAY, WELL, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY IS CHARGED. IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET THIS DONE TRUST. AND COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION, ENGAGEMENT. ALL THAT IS ONE PERSON'S JOB TO LEAD THE CHARGE, AND THAT'S THE CITY MANAGER. THAT'S WHY THE GOVERNING BODY HIRES ONE AND THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE OWNERSHIP IN THAT. BECAUSE ULTIMATELY WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR. IS BUILDING A BETTER TOMORROW, AND I THINK IT'S DOABLE. I'D LIKE TO BE A PART OF IT. AND REGARDLESS, WHETHER I AM OR NOT, I THINK YOUR FUTURE IS BRIGHT. I THINK YOU'VE GOT SOME CHALLENGES IN THE HEAD. BUT I DO THINK UH, THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR YOU. AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A BETTER TOMORROW. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.PEOPLE THAT. CHINA SPOKE LOUD ENOUGH THAT IT PICKED IT UP. OKAY JUST REMINDER. UH YOU CAN SCAN THE QR CODE OR ENTER THE LINK THAT'S ON THE SCREEN. YOU HAVE 24 HOURS AT LINK WILL BE LIVE. ALL OF THAT INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED WITH YOUR CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION IN THEIR FINAL DECISIONS. THANK YOU, MIKE. THANK YOU, MR BALDWIN. JUST SOME HOUSEKEEPING GOING BACK TO OUR AGENDA TO KEEP THINGS ON AN OFFICIAL BASIS. WE DID DECIDE THERE'S ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE AGENDAS RECEIVED PUBLIC COMMENTS . CITY SECRETARY DO WE HAVE ANY WRITTEN KIND OF CUTS? CITIZEN COMMENTS? OKAY WE WILL DISPENSE WITH THAT ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE AGENDA. SO JUST EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT MR BALDWIN IS ONLY ONE OF THREE FINALISTS. THE SAME PROCESS WILL TAKE PLACE. TOMORROW WE WILL OPEN OUR FIRST EXECUTIVE SESSION AT TWO O'CLOCK. AND ANOTHER THING. THAT PRESENTATION BY OUR NEXT FINALIST WILL BE AT THREE O'CLOCK TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THEN WE MOVED TO MONDAY WHETHER OUR THIRD FINALIST WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION. BEGINNING WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION THERE AGAIN AT FOUR O'CLOCK. AND THEN THE PRESENTATION BEGAN AT FIVE ON OUR THIRD FINALIST AND THEN CITY COUNCIL, THEN GOING TO SOME DELIBERATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS AND SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS AFTER THAT POINT, SO YOU'RE INVITED BACK AGAIN TOMORROW, INVITED BACK AGAIN ON MONDAY TO HEAR OUR FINALISTS IN THEIR PRESENTATION.
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SO TO MAKE THINGS OFFICIAL, WE'RE GOING BACK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. I WILL THEN RECESS OR OPEN SESSION FOR CITY COUNCIL. THE TIME STAMP ON THAT IS GOING TO BE AT 5 32.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.