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Home My WebLink About07/23/2008 Special Council Meeting Agenda Packet ~oWN o~ SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA 9 ~ Board Room, Second Floor 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 qRIZONP July 23, 2008, at or after 3:15 p.m. Ed Honea, Mayor Herb Kai, Vice Mayor ~ Council Members Russell Clanagan Patti Comerford Carol McGorray Jon Post Roxanne Ziegler ACTION MAY BE TAKEN BY THE COLJNCIL ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THIS AGENDA. Revisions to the agenda can occur up to 24 hours prior to the meeting. Revised agenda items appear in italics. As a courtesy to others, please turn off or put in silent mode all pagers and cell phones. Welcome. to this Marana Council meeting. Regular Council meetings are usually held the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Marana Town Hall, although the date or time may change, ar Special Meetings may be called at other times and/or places. Contact Town Hall or watch for posted agendas for other meetings, This agenda may be revised up to 24 hours prior to the meeting. In such a case a new agenda will be posted in place of this agenda. If you are interested in speaking to the Council during Call to the Public, Public Hearings, or other agenda items, you must fill out a speaker card. (located in the lobby outside the Council Chambers) and deliver it to the Town Clerk prior to the convening of the meeting. All persons attending the Council meeting; whether speaking to the Council or not, are expected to observe the Council Rules, as well as the rules of politeness, propriety, decorum and good conduct. Any person interfering with the meeting in any way, or acting rudely or loudly will be removed from the meeting and will not be allowed to return. To better serve the citizens of Marana and others attending our meetings, the Council Chambers are wheelchair and handicapped accessible. Any person who, by reason of any disability, is in need of special services as a result of their disability, such as assistive listening devices, agenda materials printed ~ in Braille or large print, a signer for the hearing impaired, etc., will be accommodated. Such special services are available upon prior request to the Town Clerk at least 10 warking days prior to the Council meeting. Copies of the agenda are available the day of the meeting in the lobby outside the Council Chambers or online at www.marana.com, by linking to the Town Clerk page under Agendas, Minutes and Ordinances. For questions about the Council meetings, special services or procedures, please contact the Town Clerk, at 382-1999, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Posted no later than July 22, 2008, 3:15 p.m., at the Marana Municipal Complex, the Marana Operations Center and at www.marana.com under Town Clerk, Agendas, Minutes and Ordinances. ~owN oF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA 9: ; ~ Board Room, Second Floor 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 '~RIZO~P July 23, 2008, at or after 3:15 p.m. SPECIAL MEETING A. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA D. CALL TO THE PUBLIC At this time any member of the public is allowed to address the Town Council on any issue not already on tonight's agenda. The speaker may have up to three minutes to speak. Any persons wishing to address the Council must complete a speaker card located outside the Council Chambers and deliver it to the Town Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting. Pursuant to the Arizona Open Meeting Law, at the conclusion of Call to the Public, individual members of the council may respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the Council, may ask staff to review the matter, or may ask that the matter be placed on a future agenda. E. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSION/DIRECTION/POSSIBLE ACTION 1. Discussion/Direction/Possible Action: Relating to Municipal Court; discussion about and interviews of candidates of Mayor and CounciPs choosing for position of Town Magistrate; and possible appointment of a Town Magistrate (Deb Thalasitis) F. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS L Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03 (A)(3), Council may ask for discussion or consultation for legal advice with the Town Attorney concerning any matter listed on this agenda. 2. Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03 (A} (1) for discussion about and interviews of prospective Town Magistrate candidates of Mayor and Council's choosing. G. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Notwithstanding the mayor's discretion of what items to place on the agenda, , if three or more council mem6ers request an item to be placed on the agenda, it must be placed upon the agenda for the second regular town council meeting after the date of the request (Marana Town Code, Title 2, Chapter 2-4, Section 2-4-2 B) H. ADJOURNMENT . . . . . . ~ ~ ~ WN ~ ~ ~ . TOWN COUNCIL MEETING TOWN OF MARANA 4 ; INFORMATION ~~,Z~~ MEETING DATE: July 23, 2008 AGENDA ITEM: E.l TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL FROM: Deb Thalasitis, Assistant Town Manager SUBJECT: Relating to Municipal Court; discussion about and interviews of candidates of Mayor and Council's choosing for position of Town Magistrate; and possible appointment of a Town Magistrate. Executive session pursuant to A.R.S. § 3&431.03 (A) (1) for dis- cussion about and interviews of prospective Town Magistr~te can- didates of Mayor and Council's choosing. DISCUSSION Individual interviews have been scheduled with the Mayor and the Town Council for six Town Magistrate finalists. A special Council meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 23, 2008 be- ginning at 3:15 p.m. in the Marana Board Room. 'The interview schedule is as follows: 3:30 - 4:00 - Kate Dawes 4:05 - 4:35 - Thom Cope 4:40 - 5:10 - Ida Wilber 5:15 - 5:45 - Charles Davies 5:45 - 6:30 - Dinner Break 6:30 - 7:Q0 - Eugene Hays 7:05 - 7:35 - Kenneth Bowma.n These two agenda items collectively allow the Council to use the following suggested process to fill the vacancy of the Town Magistrate position: • By motion in public session, Council may move to go into executive session to conduct the interviews with each candidate (each candidate has a right to choose to have lus or her interview in the public session). Aiternatively, the Council may choose to hold the inter- views in the public session. ~ By motion in public session, Council may make and consider one or more motions to ap- point an individual to fill the vacancy. Interviews are scheduled for a half hour (30 minutes) in length with each candidate. Suggested interview questions are being transmitted confidentially to the Council separately from this communication. Staff is recommending that a standard set of interview questions be used with each candidate, with necessary deviations for clarification of answers. {oooio2~s.~oc i} ~n~r~oos .r~ The reference check process has been completed by Pima County Superior Court staff and thase results are also being transmitted to Council confidentially, separately from this communication. Finally, the results of the background investigation on each candidate, performed by National Background Solutions, will be provided to the Council at the special meeting. Once interviews have concluded, the Council may make a selection that evening, bringing direc- tion back to the staff in public session, or defer a decision until a future meeting. The first regu- lar Council meeting following the interview process will be held on August 5, 2Q08. Ifa selea ` tion is made on July 23, 2008, staff will endeavor to return with a contract for the Town Magis- trate at the August 12, 2008 Council meeting. The earliest anticipated start date is August 18, 2008. Coverage through the court's Pro-Tempore judge roster is scheduled through that date and can be extended if necessary. ATTACHMENTS Applications of six Town Magistrate finalists RECOMMENDATIONS Council's pleasure. SUGGESTED MOTION The appropriate form of a motion for appointrnent is: "I move to appoint to the vacant Town Magistrate position in Marana Municipal Court." , {00010275.DOC 7/17/ZO(?8 IF ~ ~ _ MARANA ~/I\ Item E.1 - There are no attachments for this item. TOWN OF MARANA 11555 W. CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, MARANA, ARIZONA 85653 PHONE: (520) 382-1999 ~ FAX: (520) 382-1998