Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/15/2022 - Special

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CONTENTS OF THE PROPOSAL ■ Description of the Firm ■ Approach to the Process • Service Team • Timeline • Process Details ■ Fees • Assurance ■ References DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRM Proudly based in Minnesota, David Drown Associates (DDA) is a full -service consulting firm with more than 20 years working with local governments providing a full range of fiscal and economic development services, along with compensation and classification services and executive searches, to over 450 government clients throughout Minnesota. Over these years, we have gotten to know local government well, and we have worked hard to keep our services up to date to meet the ever -changing needs of our clients. In 2013, we expanded our scope to provide human resources services we started with executive recruitment and organizational studies and more recently added classification and compensation studies. Because of growth in our human resource service area, a new human resource affiliate company was created in 2017. DDA Human Resources Inc. currently employs eleven individuals serving cities, counties, and special districts throughout Minnesota. The vast majority of our consultants are recent practitioners having served as Administrators or Human Resource Managers. We have provided executive search services to over 100 cities and counties throughout Minnesota, drawing on candidates from across the country. Therefore, we understand the current challenges, know hundreds of potential candidates, and have our finger on the pulse of hiring City and County Administrators and Managers anywhere in the state. We take great pride in providing the best service at a fair and equitable price. We think you will find that our small company is nimble, efficient, and personable. We know and understand local government, and that will always guide our work. APPROACH TO THE PROCESS Our approach to this search will be to focus on finding the best fit for the City of Ramsey. This is accomplished, first and foremost, by listening to what you are saying, understanding your goals and objectives, and building the search process off of that foundation. After gathering background information, we comprehensively advertise the position and make sure that the posting gets into the hands of prospective candidates. In some cases, those persons are not active job seekers, so we will make every effort to find those folks through direct outreach efforts. After the posting closes, an analysis of candidates will be completed so that, when the semifinalists are presented to the City you will be confident that these people are the best matches from the submitted applications. The finalists will be fully researched, and all necessary hiring information will be available prior to making a decision. Communication with the City Council is a high priority. In addition to our Mark Casey being on site regularly, the City Council will receive weekly email updates, and he will always be available for questions. CITY OF RAMSEY I City Administrator Search Proposal