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CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY

Meeting Date: 8/5/2020 
Agenda Category:DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION

Subject: EVALUATION OF THE CITY MANAGER

Recommendation/Motion: 

Staff recommends the City Council accepts the City Manager’s overall performance evaluation score of 4.73 (Above Average).


Originating Dept HUMAN RESOURCES  Costs NA 
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Background/Summary: 

Pursuant to the employment agreement between the City of Riviera  Beach (“Employer”) and Jonathan Evans (“Employee”), Mr. Evans agreed to provide services of professional administration and government oversight. Mr. Evans entered into a contract with the City of Riviera  Beach on April 24, 2019, with an official start date of July 12, 2019.

 

In accordance with Section 2, Subsection C Performance Evaluations, the City Council is required to review the manager’s performance at least annually. This review and evaluation shall be in accordance with specific criteria developed jointly by the City Council and the City Manager. Consistent with that direction, on May 1, 2020, the City Manager composed a memorandum highlighting some major accomplishments during the manager's tenure. Board members were requested to provide their evaluations to the Human Resources Department. The majority of City Council provided their evaluation of the City Manager’s performance as requested. The City Manager was scored on the following categories:

·         1 - Poor

·         2 – Below Average

·         3 - Average

·         4 – Above Average

·         5 - Excellent

Scores are averaged in ten categories with five questions per category that are scored on a  scale. The highest rank per category is 5, which signifies excellence. The overall score and the average per category are delineated in the chart below.

 

PLEASE NOTE: Councilperson McCoy did not provided an evaluation on the City Manager’s performance; therefore, the score is averaged  from the five (5) participating City Council members.

Categories

Average Score (1–5)

Individual Characteristics

4.64

Professional Skills & Status

4.88

Relations With Elected Members

4.76

Policy Execution

4.84

Reporting

4.64

Citizen Relations

4.76

Staffing

4.44

Supervision

4.76

Fiscal Management

4.80

Community

4.80

Total Score

4.73

The rating of Above Average is defined as: The incumbent consistently demonstrates performance that generally exceeds reasonable expectations. The individual demonstrates no appreciable performance deficiencies.

 
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III. Review Comments

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ATTACHMENTS:
File NameDescriptionUpload DateType
HR-_Memo_to_City_Council__CM_Evaluation.pdfCover Memo7/29/2020Cover Memo
HR-Attachment_1_Resolution_No_38-19_Employment_Contract_to_Jonathan_Evans.pdfAttachment 1 Employment Contract7/29/2020Backup Material
HR-Attachment_2_CM_Evaluations_(composite).pdfAttachment 2 Evaluations of City Manager-Composite7/29/2020Backup Material
REVIEWERS:
DepartmentReviewerActionDate
Human ResourcesHuff, ReCheeApproved7/29/2020 - 8:27 PM