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Pueblo Special City Council Meeting on At-Large Candidate Interviews - February 20, 2024

City Council — Tuesday, February 20, 2024
BodyPueblo, Colorado
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, February 20, 2024
StatusFILED
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0:01

It's another great night in Pueblo, Colorado, and I call to order the special city council meeting on Tuesday, February 20th, 2024.

0:14

Mr.

0:15

Pikosick, uh roll call, please.

0:17

Mark Ailef here.

0:18

Dennis Flores.

0:19

Here.

0:19

Roger Gomez.

0:20

Here.

0:21

Joe Latino.

0:21

Here.

0:22

Regina Maestri.

0:23

Here.

0:23

Sarah Martinez.

0:25

Here.

0:28

Thank you.

0:28

Everybody is here.

0:31

Well, let's go to communications.

0:34

Mr.

0:35

President, fellow council members, Mayor Graham.

0:38

Last week, City Clerk Stoller sent out a questionnaire of the interview ratings for the multiple applicants that we receive for the at-large position.

0:50

A list has been combined and sent out to the board.

0:53

I'd like to list the top five candidates based on the ratings given by council members.

1:02

Charles Hernandez was two.

1:04

Anita Folletta was three.

1:06

Andrea Neglich was four.

1:09

Daniel McHenry was fifth, tied with Anita Coffer.

1:15

That is the list that was provided for the board.

1:21

Could you have a question?

1:22

Thank you.

1:23

Thank you for that report.

1:26

Do I have a motion to accept the communication?

1:31

Motion to accept.

1:32

Second.

1:33

We have a motion and a second.

1:34

Now we can discuss.

1:36

Any questions?

1:38

I was just gonna say if you could correct the third candidate's name because you said it wrong.

1:43

You said Anita.

1:47

Oh, I'm sorry, Andrea Folletta.

1:49

Thank you.

1:55

Any other questions?

2:01

Okay, I want to make sure that everybody knows that the process went smoothly.

2:08

All the names were turned in, uh it came back, and this was the results.

2:17

And is it uh counselor gomez?

2:20

It is for the record.

2:21

I want to uh rec just appreciate the folks that put this together.

2:26

What a lot of a lot of hard work and the staff for Marissa Stoller and and the crew that put this together, and you're not done yet, but I just want to say thank you very much.

2:40

So I'd ask the city the assistant city attorney that's here tonight.

2:47

This is calling for two motions, and is that called for on one action item?

2:55

Yes, we're okay there.

2:56

And council would like to they can amend the motion and include the specific names of the candidates they would like to interview.

3:04

Okay.

3:08

So if there's no other questions, what I'm asking for is a motion to we we have a motion to accept the communications.

3:18

But what we have to do, and this is where I'm confused, and then we're going to do another motion to interview those people.

3:26

Is that that's correct?

3:28

Uh procedure, correct?

3:29

I I think what she's asking you for is to a motion to accept the communication, a motion, a first and a second vote to accept the vote to accept the communication now because you've had discussion, and then a second motion and vote with the five candidates' names in case there was you wanted to make a change to the second part of the ordinate or the um the communication.

3:52

That's where that would be.

3:54

Does that make sense?

3:55

Yes.

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Summary of Proceedings

Pueblo City Council Special Meeting - February 20, 2024

This was a special meeting of the Pueblo City Council held on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. All six council members answered roll call: Mark Ailef, Dennis Flores, Roger Gomez, Joe Latino, Regina Maestri, and Sarah Martinez. The sole business was accepting a communication from the City Clerk about the at-large vacancy applicant interview ratings and approving the list of candidates to be interviewed.

Communications and At-Large Appointment Process

  • City Clerk Stoller had sent council members a questionnaire to rate applicants for the at-large position; the combined results were sent to the board.
  • Based on council member ratings, the top five candidates were presented: Charles Hernandez, Andrea Folletta, Andrea Neglich, Daniel McHenry, and Anita Coffer (fifth-place tie).
  • A council member corrected the third listed name from "Anita Folletta" to "Andrea Folletta."
  • Councilmember Gomez thanked Clerk Stoller and staff for their work.
  • Discrepancy noted in the transcript: the original top-five list did not include Chris Nickel, but the subsequent motion to interview was read as including Chris Nickel along with Charles Hernandez, Andrea Folletta, Andrea Noglich, Daniel McHenry, and Anita Coffer.

Key Outcomes

  • Motion to accept the communication: passed 6-0.
  • Motion to interview the named candidates: passed 6-0.
  • The meeting adjourned after the votes.

Meeting Transcript

It's another great night in Pueblo, Colorado, and I call to order the special city council meeting on Tuesday, February 20th, 2024. Mr. Pikosick, uh roll call, please. Mark Ailef here. Dennis Flores. Here. Roger Gomez. Here. Joe Latino. Here. Regina Maestri. Here. Sarah Martinez. Here. Thank you. Everybody is here. Well, let's go to communications. Mr. President, fellow council members, Mayor Graham. Last week, City Clerk Stoller sent out a questionnaire of the interview ratings for the multiple applicants that we receive for the at-large position. A list has been combined and sent out to the board. I'd like to list the top five candidates based on the ratings given by council members. Charles Hernandez was two. Anita Folletta was three. Andrea Neglich was four. Daniel McHenry was fifth, tied with Anita Coffer. That is the list that was provided for the board. Could you have a question? Thank you. Thank you for that report. Do I have a motion to accept the communication? Motion to accept. Second. We have a motion and a second. Now we can discuss. Any questions? I was just gonna say if you could correct the third candidate's name because you said it wrong. You said Anita. Oh, I'm sorry, Andrea Folletta. Thank you. Any other questions? Okay, I want to make sure that everybody knows that the process went smoothly. All the names were turned in, uh it came back, and this was the results. And is it uh counselor gomez? It is for the record. I want to uh rec just appreciate the folks that put this together. What a lot of a lot of hard work and the staff for Marissa Stoller and and the crew that put this together, and you're not done yet, but I just want to say thank you very much. So I'd ask the city the assistant city attorney that's here tonight. This is calling for two motions, and is that called for on one action item? Yes, we're okay there.

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