Special MeetingItem 1Discussed
Performance Evaluation of City Manager Katie Rodriguez
The Richfield City Council held a special closed session on July 8, 2025 to conduct a performance evaluation of City Manager Katie Rodriguez, as permitted under Minnesota Statute 13D.05, subd. 3(a). The session was called to order by Mayor Mary Supple at 6:00 p.m. and concluded at 7:24 p.m., with all five council members present voting 5-0 to enter the closed session. Mayor Supple announced that a follow-up closed evaluation session was scheduled for July 22, 2025, with a public summary of the evaluation expected to be presented at the August 12, 2025 regular council meeting.
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Potential benefit
Regular performance evaluations of the City Manager help ensure accountability and transparency in city leadership, giving residents confidence that the person overseeing day-to-day city operations is being formally reviewed by elected officials.
Concern to consider
Because the evaluation was conducted in a closed session, the specific details and findings are not publicly available until the council provides a required summary at the August 12, 2025 regular meeting, limiting immediate public insight into the city manager's performance assessment.
What happens next: A second closed performance evaluation session for City Manager Katie Rodriguez was scheduled for July 22, 2025. As required by Minnesota law, the City Council is expected to present a public summary of the performance evaluation at the next regular council meeting on August 12, 2025.