The City Council is set to approve the city manager’s performance evaluation Tuesday night.
Doug Schulze has been with Bainbridge Island since the City Council tabbed him for the position in late 2012.
Before he became city manager, the city had been through five city managers — two of which were interims — in a four-year span.
Schulze’s recent evaluation says that the council is “pleased” overall with his performance in 2014, rating his leadership at 8.29 on a 1-10 scale.
The three areas the council members all ranked his work as “excellent” were ethics, job knowledge and professional development.
The areas Schulze could improve on are delegating, forging comprises and risk management, the evaluation says.
It also says a couple council members “perceive the City Manager to be too cautious and risk adverse [sic]. This could be tied to comments under the Timing category in which some Councilors suggested that Doug’s cautiousness may translate into him taking too long to make a decision or implement a decision.”
The council also laid out the city manager’s goals for this year:
- Ensure the council has informed and engaging discussions and debates about public policy.
- Keep the council informed about city progress in transforming into a High Performing Organization.
- Reach agreement with the council on four to six responsibilities that he will be responsible for and provide quarterly updates on.
Read the full review and goals.
Other items on the Jan. 13 agenda include potentially changing the land clearing code and going over the appointment process for a new City Council member, which is set to happen Thursday.
Interviews with the six candidates start at 6 p.m. Thursday followed by an executive session.
The council will publicly vote on the appointee that same night.
