CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

COMMISSION ON THE ENVIRONMENT

DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR SEARCH COMMITTEE

 

SPECIAL MEETING APPROVED MINUTES

THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2010, 7:30 A.M.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ECO CENTER,

11 GROVE STREET

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  Acting Director David Assmann, Commissioners Matt Tuchow and Johanna Wald

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

1.      Call to Order and Roll Call.  The March 23, 2010 Department Director Search Committee, 8:00 a.m. meeting recessed to March 25, 2010 at 7:30 a.m. to continue closed session proceedings to review Department Director job applications. The March 25, 2010 meeting convened at 7:35 a.m.  Present:  Acting Director Assmann, Commissioners Tuchow (7:40 a.m.) and Wald.  Commission Secretary Monica Fish was in attendance. 

2.      CLOSED SESSION – REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR JOB APPLICATIONS and/or CONDUCT INTERVIEWS. Committee members may vote to make recommendations of candidates to the Commission on the Environment. (Discussion and Possible Action).

a. Public comment on all matters pertaining to the closed session.  There was no public present at this time.

b. Vote on whether to hold closed session to review Department Director job applications and/or conduct interviews. (Cal. Govt. Code § 54957; SF Admin. Code § 67.10(b).) [ACTION]  Commissioner Wald motioned, second by Acting Director Assmann to hold closed session (AYES:  Commissioners Wald and Tuchow, Acting Director Assmann).

c. Possible closed session to review Department Director job-applications and/or conduct interviews.  The Committee may vote to recommend candidates to the full Commission. (Cal. Govt. Code § 54957; SF Admin. Code § 67.10(b).) [DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION]  Closed session convened at 7:45 a.m.  No action was taken.   

d. Reconvene in open session:  Open Session reconvened at 9:52 a.m.

1.  Possible report on action taken in closed session and the vote thereon.  (Cal. Govt. Code § 54957.1(a); SF Admin. Code § 67.12(b).) No action was taken.

2.  Vote to elect whether to disclose any or all discussions held in closed session.  (Cal. Govt. Code § 54957.1(a); SF Admin. Code § 67.12(b).)  [ACTION]  Commissioner Tuchow motioned, second by Commissioner Wald not to disclose discussions held in closed session (AYES:  Commissioners Tuchow, Wald and Acting Director Assmann).

3.  Public comment on all matters pertaining to the closed session.  There was no public present at this time.

3.  Adjournment.  The Director Search Committee meeting recessed at 9:58 a.m. to Friday, March 26, 2010 at 7:30 a.m.

 

Respectfully submitted by,

 

Monica Fish, Commission Secretary

TEL:  (415) 355-3709; FAX: (415) 554-6393

 

** Copies of explanatory documents are available at (1) the Commission’s office, 11 Grove Street, San Francisco, California between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., (2) on the Director Search Committee website https://sites.google.com/a/sfenvironment.org/commission/director-search-committee with each set of minutes by meeting date,  (3) upon request to the Commission Secretary, at telephone number 415-355-3709 or via e-mail at [email protected].

 

Approved: March 30, 2010