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<br />OAK #4833-8514-3094 v1 <br />REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the Personnel Subcommittee <br /> <br />August 22, 2016 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Appointment of Veronica Ramirez to the position of City Attorney <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />By motion, adopt Resolution appointing Veronica Ramirez to the position of City <br />Attorney of the City of Redwood City and Authorizing Mayor to execute an employment <br />agreement <br />BACKGROUND <br />Earlier this year, former City Attorney Pamela Thompson announced her retirement on <br />March 5, 2016. At the direction of Council, the Personnel Subcommittee worked with <br />staff to conduct an extensive search process for a new City Attorney. The City <br />contracted with executive search firm Peckham and McKenney to develop a recruitment <br />and selection strategy, with input from the Council and key City staff on the ideal <br />candidate. Applicants were identified and screened by Peckham and McKenney, and <br />the most qualified candidates were referred to the City to be interviewed by City <br />Council. <br />ANALYSIS <br />As a result of a competitive interview process, Council identified current Senior <br />Assistant City Attorney Veronica Ramirez as the top candidate. Ms. Ramirez has twelve <br />years of municipal law experience as a litigation, land use and transactional attorney. <br />Ms. Ramirez has practiced as a municipal law attorney in both private and public <br />practice. Most recently Ms. Ramirez has served as a Senior Assistant City Attorney <br />for the City of Redwood City. She joined the City of Redwood City in 2011 as Assistant <br />City Attorney, serving as legal counsel to City Departments in a wide variety of matters. <br />During her career with Redwood City, Ms. Ramirez has served as the key legal advisor <br />on a variety of complex projects in the areas of land use and real estate, and has also <br />served as chief legal advisor to the City’s Planning Commission. Ms. Ramirez holds a <br />Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Juris Doctorate <br />from the University of California Davis, School of Law. <br />6.3.A. - Page 1