Points Reference Profile Confidential-Not for Public Distribution
Kim Points
Professional Peer Has known candidate for 5 years
o Great attitude; supportive of city consultants
o Works subtly getting people to move in the desired direction
o Very straightforward in communications
o Makes sure that things are getting done
o Catches on quickly
o Exercised initiative to hold consultant staff meetings once a month
o Understands working in a political environment,does not take sides
Elected Official Has known candidate for 5 years
o Gregarious and warm,yet direct and in charge
o Considers her to be the"go-to"person on city matters
o Performs a full spectrum of duties, key in coordinating the work of
consultants(planning,engineering,legal)
o Effectively facilitates implementation of ordinances; for example she
objectively followed ordinance requirements for building a new elementary
school,which was a highly controversial project
o Grant's model is to utilize professional consultants in lieu of staff; the
candidate does a good job of staying neutral on issues and navigating
political divisions
o Can manage people; took the initiative to hold monthly staff ineetings with
the consultant planner, engineer, and attorney (The city council directed
these meetings to be discontinued due to consultant charges)
o Strength is the ability to pull disparate facts and information into a council
report and to communicate in a palatable manner that promotes cooperation
o Planning is an area where her skills could be developed and increased
o Adaptive in working with difficult situations and the different needs of
council members
o Credits the candidate with holding things together when a new council was
seated.
Community Member Has known candidate for 5 years
o Limited communications and interactions with the candidate
o Organized and well prepared for team and subject matter meetings
o Professional and polite
o Personable and friendly-Able to relate to elected and volunteer members of
a team
o Informative—adequately provides information when requested
o Helpful
o Responds adequately to questions from the elected body
o Responsive to information requests that she didn't have on hand
o Not adversarial or aggressive when standing up for unpopular decisions,but
more matter of fact-able to stand her own without being offensive
o More of a doer than a delegator
o Efficient - able to manage full time work demands within a part time
capacity
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