McHenry Times

City of Harvard Community & Economic Development Committee met March 29

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

Chairman Dan Carncross called the meeting to order. City Administrator Leone called roll to establish a quorum. Committee members present: Chairman Dan Carncross, Alderman Jay Schulz and Alderwoman Rosa Luna. Member Alderman Raul Meza was absent. Also present were Mayor Michael Kelly and City Administrator Lou Leone.

Public Comment

None

Community Development Director Candidates Interviews

City Administrator Leone reported there are two final candidates for the Community Development Director position: Donovan Day and Clayton Brennecka. Both candidates went through an initial interview with Mayor Kelly, City Administrator Lou Leone and Code Enforcement Officer Anne Nutley. The second round of interviews were with Mayor Kelly and City Administrator Leone separately. The final interview to be conducted is by the Community & Economic Development Committee this evening.

Interview with Donovan Day: 6:00 pm – 6:50 pm.

At 6:50 pm, the Committee took a 10-minute break and reconvened the meeting at 7 pm.

Interview with Clayton Brennecka: 7:00 pm – 7:35 pm.

Subsequent to each interview, City Administrator Leone advised the candidates that the Committee would be going into closed session at the conclusion of the interviews to discuss the candidates and to provide a direction and recommendation that the Committee would like to go. The goal is to reach out to both candidates by the end of the week.

Closed Session to Discuss Section 2(c)(1) Personnel

At 7:36 pm, a motion was made by Alderman Schulz, seconded by Alderwoman Luna to convene into closed session to discuss Section 2(c)(1) Personnel with Mayor Kelly and City Administrator Leone in attendance. All ayes. Motion carried.

Closed Session Action

The Committee came out of closed session at 8:14, on motion by Alderman Schulz, seconded by Alderwoman Luna. All ayes. Motion carried.

City Administrator Lou Leone will contact the agreed upon candidate and negotiate the salary.

A motion was made by Alderman Carncross, seconded by Alderman Gorman to adjourn the meeting. All ayes. Motion carried.

Meeting adjourned at 8:19 pm.

https://www.cityofharvard.org/sites/default/files/fileattachments/community_development_committee/meeting/14769/minutescommunityeconomicdevelopment2023-03-29.pdf