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<br />Councilmember Woestehoff replied, based on the number of current vacancies, he wondered if it <br />would make sense to have a recruiter on retainer, depending on how the work load ebbs and flows. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove referenced an example from one of the proposals about a lot of details <br />about Stillwater, and asked if that is something the firm would be working with Administrative <br />Services Director Lasher to get information for. <br /> <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher replied in the past she has been concerned about paying <br />a firm and the internal resources being used when that money was being paid, she felt it should <br />have gone for them to do the work. She stated the first phone call she made was to DDA and he <br />stopped her when she was talking to him, that she had mentioned that she had done a lot of the <br />work, that that is not how it works, that they pull information on their own from websites but if <br />they can’t find information they ask. The Stillwater profile was put together by the firm. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if it is given to someone on Staff to proof. <br /> <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher replied she assumed so. She referenced the Mercer <br />timeline where it is says “final recruitment profile including all graphics to the City Council for <br />review and approval.” She stated that is slated for March 18, 2022 to March 22, 2022. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove noted if the Council did it in house and posted the job opening, they <br />wouldn’t have to do that and could save that in the timeline. She thought Councilmember Howell <br />was saying it could be tweaked. She asked if there are things in the proposal, such as a profile, <br />versus putting out a job offer and going through the candidate with an internal metric for not having <br />them move forward for interviews. She stated that would save time. She referenced page ten, <br />point two on the Mercer proposal which reads there is a two-year off limits statement which talks <br />about not recruiting candidates from a client organization for two years after completing a search <br />assignment without full agreement of the client. She asked for an explanation and if candidates <br />would be eliminated because they have already had an option to work with the group at another <br />opening. She asked if she is reading it correctly. <br /> <br />Mayor Kumza replied, he understood it to mean, if whoever is hired didn’t work out and wanted <br />to go back to one of the other candidates they don’t do that directly. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff replied the way he reads it is if Mercer places a City Administrator <br />with Ramsey, they will not actively recruit a Ramsey employee for other postings for two years. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman commented it is like a non-compete clause. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff agreed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove added for that position to another city. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff stated it protects Ramsey from Mercer recruiting their Staff for two <br />years. <br />City Council Special Work Session / February 15, 2022 <br />Page 5 of 31 <br /> <br />