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CALL TO ORDER
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
6:00 p.m.
Hybrid In-Person/Virtual Meeting
City Council conducted this meeting in-person and remotely via the
ZOOM virtual meeting platform in accordance with California
Governor Newsom 's Executive Orders N-29-20,
N-63-20, and N-08-21 and COVID-19 pandemic protocols.
Mayor Addiego called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL Councilmember Coleman, present in Council Chambers
Councilmember Flores, present in Council Chambers
Councilmember Nicolas, present in Council Chambers
Vice Mayor Nagales, present in Council Chambers
Mayor Addiego, present in Council Chambers
AGENDA REVIEW
No changes.
COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSION
1. Community Town Hall Meeting — Police Chief Recruitment (Mike Futrell, City Manager,
Leah Lockhart, Human Resources Director, Teri Black and Suzanne Mason, Teri Black, and
Company)
Human Resources Director Lockhart welcomed the community to the Community Town Hall to
discuss the Police Chief Recruitment. She thanked Police Chief Azzopardi for his years of service
and noted the importance of his position and community input. She introduced Teri Black, Lead
Recruiter at Teri Black & Company, and Suzanne Mason, Senior Recruiter, and provided an
overview of the firm's experience in executive recruitment.
Lead Recruiter Teri Black provided an overview of the recruitment process and discussed the
challenges in recruitment, such as fewer candidates for leadership roles, quality of life
considerations, and Bay Area cost of living. Recruitment is scheduled to begin in October 2021.
Senior Recruiter Suzanne Mason thanked the participants for attending the event and encouraged
the community to participate in an online survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/693J788 and noted
that paper surveys would also be available. Human Resources Director Lockhart indicated that the
survey would be open until Wednesday, September 29, 2021.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Members of the public were encouraged to participate by submitting a request via the Digital
Comment card if attending in person or by raising their hand via Zoom. Speakers were asked to be
respectful, focus on qualities and attributes rather than specific individuals, and focus on priorities
and important issues for the next Police Chief.
The following individuals submitted public comments via eComment:
• Guest User
• Dolores Piper — South San Francisco resident
The following individuals provided in-person public comments:
• Maryann — South San Francisco resident
• Robert Eastman — Retired Master Sergeant of the South San Francisco Police Department
• Richard Garbarino — South San Francisco resident
• Patrick Aherne — South San Francisco resident and SMC law enforcement officer
• Michael McHenry — South San Francisco resident
• Mark Raffaelli —former Police Chief of the South San Francisco Police Department
The following individuals provided virtual (Zoom) public comments:
• Leslie Fong — South San Francisco resident
Human Resources Direct Lockhart thanked the community for attending and clarified that the hiring
process of the Police Chief is an internal and confidential process with the City Manager as the final
decision maker and appointing authority.
ADJOURNMENT
Being no further business Mayor Addiego adjourned the meeting at 9:30 p.m.
submitted by:
Govea Acosta, CMC, CPMC
Clerk
Approved by the City Council: /0
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Approved by:
Mark Addiego
Mayor
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