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County Administrator's Report 14. 1.

BCC Regular Meeting

Discussion

Meeting Date:	08/08/2013
Issue: Selection of a Search Firm to Recruit for the County Administrator Position
From:	Thomas Turner
Department:	Human Resources
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning the Selection of a Search Firm to Recruit for the County Administrator Position - Thomas G. “Tom” Turner, Human Resources Department Director

That the Board take the following action concerning the selection of a recruiting firm:

A. Award a Contract to a recruiting firm, selected from the submitted proposals, to recruit candidates for the County Administrator position for the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners;

(THE PROPOSALS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED UNDER SEPARATE COVER.)

B. Authorize the expenditure of up to $45,000 to pay for the search firm fees, expenses and candidates’ travel, and interview expenses; and

C. Authorize the Chairman to execute the Agreement, subject to Legal review and approval. (The Agreement will be drafted upon approval of this Board action.)

BACKGROUND:

The Board of County Commissioners directed staff to seek proposals from qualified search firms to complete the search for a County Administrator. Five search firms were directly solicited (Bob Murray and Associates, CA and FL; The Mercer Group, GA and FL; Colin Baenzinger and Associates, FL; Slavin Management Consultants, Inc., GA; and Waters-Oldani Executive Recruitment, TX). The Office of Purchasing also published a notification of Request to Quote to registered vendors.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

The search firm fees, expenses and candidates travel and interview expenses up to $45,000. Funding for these costs need to be approved.

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

N/A

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

Select and approve a search firm to conduct the search for the County Administrator, authorize the Chair, Escambia County Board of County Commissioners to execute agreement for services after legal review and authorize sufficient expenditures to pay the costs for the recruiting firm and related costs of securing a County Administrator not to exceed $45,000.

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

Staff will support the search as directed by the Board.

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