2025-07-08 Council Special MeetingCITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
City Council Special Meeting
July 8, 2025
CALL TO ORDER
The special closed meeting was called to order by Mayor Mary Supple at 6:00 p.m. in the Babcock
Room.
Council Present: Mary Supple, Mayor; Walter Burk; Sharon Christensen; Sean Hayford Oleary;
and Rori Coleman-Woods.
Staff Present: Michelle Friedrich, City Clerk.
ITEM #1 CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF CITY MANAGER KATIE
RODRIGUEZ, PURSUANT TO MINN. STAT. 13D.05, SUBD. 3(A).
The Special Closed Session was conducted pursuant to Minnesota State Statute 13D.05, subd. 3(a).
MOTION: made by Coleman-Woods, seconded by Hayford Oleary to go into a closed session for the
purpose of conducting a performance evaluation of City Manager Katie Rodriguez, pursuant to Minnesota
Statute 13D.05, subd. 3(a).
Motion carried: 5-0
Mayor Supple called the meeting back to order at 7:24 pm.
Mayor Supple stated, “the Council just conducted a closed session for a performance review of the City
Manager, and Council will hold another closed performance evaluation on July 22, and as required by
law, the Council will provide a summary of the performance evaluation at its next regular meeting on
August 12, 2025.”
ADJOURNMENT
The special closed meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 7:25 p.m.
Date Approved: July 22, 2025
Mary B. Supple
Mayor
Michelle Friedrich Katie Rodriguez
City Clerk City Manager