Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/13/2007

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION 3 - City of rfr: RAMSEY Topic Report: Executive Search Firm Selection By: Givonna Reed Kone, Human Resources Manager Background At the February 6, 2007 Work Session, the City Council interviewed four executive search firms to assist with the recruitment and selection of a new city administrator. The four firms interviewed were: Personnel Decisions International; Sathe Executive Search; the Waters Consulting Group; and the Mercer Group. After a lengthy discussion, the City Council decided by consensus to further explore hiring the Waters Consulting Group to assist with the city administrator search. Council members were asked to send all questions, concerns or proposed contract amendments to staff by Friday, February 9, 2007 which would enable staff to provide the City Council with the firm's responses at the , February 13,2007 work session Depending upon the City Council's satisfaction with the finn's responses, the City Council has indicated that it may, at the February 13, 2007 CitY Council meeting, authorize staff to execute a contract with the Waters Consulting Group. FundingSources The Waters Group indicated in its proposal that executive search services would cost the City $18,500, plus a maximum of $1 0,000 for expenses. The first $20,000 of the search will be paid for from the Miscellaneous Professional Services fund in the Administrative Services budget and the remainder will need to be paid using an alternate funding source, such as the Council Contingency Fund. Recommendation Pending the outcome of the work session discussion, staff recommends that the City Council make a motion to forward the Waters Group proposal, as well as any proposed amendments, to the February 13, 2007 City Council meeting for the purpose of authorizing staff to execute a contract for executive search services with the :firm.