28 - Confirming the Appointment of Robert Vine as the Assistant City Manager

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Item No. 28 P TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: Grayson Path, City Manager SUBJECT: Assistant City Manager Appointment of Robert Vine City Charter Section 23 DATE: December 13, 2021 BACKGROUND: As part of the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget, the City Council authorized the creation of a new Assistant City Manager (ACM) position. It therefore became the task of the City Manager to seek out and select an appropriate candidate to fill this position. A copy of the Job Description is found below. The City Manager worked with Sandy Collard, Human Resource and Civil Service Director, to serve as an Interview Team. A total of forty-three (43) individuals applied. STATUS OF ISSUE: I am pleased to present to you Robert Vine as my selection for ACM. Mr. Vine is the Deputy City Manager for Dayton, Texas. He has 8 years of City and Law Enforcement management experience, and twenty three years of municipal experience via law enforcement. He is currently completing the Texas Certified Public Manager Program from Stephen F. Austin University and has taken the FBI Leadership Trilogy Courses (LEEDA). He has displayed a great depth of knowledge and understanding that matches the job description. I am very impressed with this individual, both in his experience as well as his character. He possesses the right combination of potential, experience, attitude, energy, professionalism and civility that I want to see as Assistant City Manager. He holds an impressive array of education and training credentials that have helped prepare him to take on the challenges of leading the assigned Departments. Pursuant to the Paris City Charter, Section 23, "Neither the council nor any of its members shall direct the City Manager or any of his subordinates in the appointment or removal of any city