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Minutes for City Council Special Meeting


City Council Special Meeting
City Hall - Civic Square Conference Room (4th Floor)
1900 N. Civic Square
Goodyear, AZ 85395
Monday, November 29, 2022 5:00 p.m. Meeting Minutes
 
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Pizzillo called the Special Meeting to order at 5:01 p.m.
 
ROLL CALL
Present:
Mayor Joe Pizzillo; Vice Mayor Brannon Hampton; Councilmember Sheri Lauritano; Councilmember Wally Campbell; Councilmember Bill Stipp; Councilmember Laura Kaino; Councilmember Patrick Bray
Staff Present:
City Manager Julie Karins; City Attorney Roric Massey; City Clerk Darcie McCracken
Attendees:
Lyman Locket, Human Resources Director
 
BUSINESS

A VOTE MAY BE HELD TO CALL AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING:
 
1.
Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(1): Discussion with the City Manager regarding her annual performance evaluation.
 

MOTION BY Councilmember Bill Stipp, SECONDED BY Councilmember Patrick Bray to CONVENE an Executive Session. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:
Mayor Joe Pizzillo, Vice Mayor Brannon Hampton, Councilmember Sheri Lauritano, Councilmember Wally Campbell, Councilmember Bill Stipp, Councilmember Laura Kaino, Councilmember Patrick Bray

Passed - Unanimously

The City Council moved into Executive Session at 5:02 p.m.
 
ADJOURNMENT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mayor Pizzillo adjourned the Executive Session at 6:24 p.m.
 
RECONVENING OF SPECIAL MEETING
Mayor Pizzillo reconvened the Special Meeting at 6:24 p.m.
 
CONTINUATION OF BUSINESS
 
2.
Council will consider for possible action approving a new employment agreement with the City Manager.
 

MOTION BY Councilmember Bill Stipp, SECONDED BY Councilmember Wally Campbell to AMEND the employment agreement with Julie Karins [fka Arendall] to increase the base salary by 7.5%; to authorize the city attorney to create a new employment agreement to include increased Executive Leave hours to 80; to add language that the City Manager will receive the same increases to employee benefits as regular employees; to make the agreement an open-ended continuous agreement; and to authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:
Mayor Joe Pizzillo, Vice Mayor Brannon Hampton, Councilmember Sheri Lauritano, Councilmember Wally Campbell, Councilmember Bill Stipp, Councilmember Laura Kaino, Councilmember Patrick Bray

Passed - Unanimously

 
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, Mayor Pizzillo adjourned the Special Meeting at 6:26 p.m.


 
__________________________
Darcie McCracken, City Clerk
__________________________
Joe Pizzillo, Mayor

Date:___________________
 
 


CERTIFICATION

I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING of the city of Goodyear, Arizona, held on November 29, 2022.  I further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present.

Dated this ____ day of ______________, 2022.                            SEAL:


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Darcie McCracken, City Clerk