Okaloosa County BOCC — November 4, 2012 — reading text

jurisdictions larger than 180,000 or more. l. Provide at least five (5) references from public sector/government jurisdictions. Include size of the government entity and the name, address and telephone number of a contact person currently available. Pinellas County, Florida Jefferson County, Alabama (501)377-1357 (205) 249-3350 Mr. Bob LaSala Mr. David Carrington County Administrator County Commission Chair RLaSala1@msn.com carringtond@jccal.org Project: Selection of County Administrator Project: Selection of County Manager City of Fort Worth, Texas Loudon County, Virginia (817)392-6111 (703) 777-0307 Ms. Karen Montgomery Mr. Jack Roberts, Assistant City Manager County Attorney karen.montgomery@fortworthgov.org attorney@loudoun.gov Projects: Selection of City Manager and Project: Selection of County Administrator Assistant City Manager City of Maricopa, Arizona Broward County, Florida (520) 316-6841 (954) 357-7353 Mr. Roger Kolman Ms. Bertha Henry Assistant City Manager County Administrator Roger.kolman@maricopa-az.gov BHENRY@broward.org Project: Selection of City Manager Projects: Selection of Airport Director, CFO/ Director of Financial & Admin Services, Chief Information Officer, Director of Public Works, Executive Director City of Virginia Beach, Virginia Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (757) 385-8381 (704) 366-2472 Ms. Regina Hilliard Ms. Michelle Lancaster-Sandlin Director of Human Resources General Manager rhilliard@VBgov.com michelle.lancaster@mecklenburgcountync.gov Projects: Selection of Deputy City Manager, Projects: Selection of Finance Director, Human Resources Director, Chief Financial Director of Social Services along with various Officer, Police Chief executive level positions Packet Pg. 393  6.1.a.e m. Describe any prior or pending litigation, either civil or criminal, involving a governmental agency or which may affect the performance of the services to be rendered, in which the firm, any of its employees, subcontractors or sub- Attachment: Waters Consulting Group (1222 : Search Firm for Position of County Administrator) consultants is or has been involved within the last three (3) years. Include the nature, resolution and/or current status of the litigation. There is/has been no such litigation. n. Does the firm receive a fee from the candidates the firm recommends for hire? Does the firm receive a fee from candidates if the candidate is successfully placed? CITY OF SCOTTSDALE, AZ – CITY MANAGER RECRUITMENT If the answer to either question is yes, how much does the firm receive? No, the firm does not receive fees from candidates. o. Does the firm comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) changes effective January 1, 2013 as outlined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)? Our firm uses S2Verify for all background checks. This firm complies with the FCRA changes in the forms provided to candidates for background checks. p. Does the firm use E-Verify? WCG does not use E-Verify, but does full background checks on candidates on behalf of the client organization. q. What distinguishes your firm from your competitors? One of our most competitive tools is the use of Career Navigator, its use in our Team-building Workshop and the Performance Appraisal after the successful candidate’s first year of service. In addition, our firm offers a triple guarantee for our services provided. 12 © 2012-The Waters Consulting Group, Inc. This proposal contains proprietary information and is the sole property of Dallas | Austin | Cleveland | Denver WCG, Inc. It is not to be reproduced without the written consent of WCG, Inc. watersconsulting.com Packet Pg. 394  6.1.a.e CAREER NAVIGATOR: YOUR PROFILE FOR SUCCESS Attachment: Waters Consulting Group (1222 : Search Firm for Position of County Administrator) CareerNavigator™; Your Profile for Success provides clear and concise, data-driven intelligence to support hiring decision, employee development and utilization, change management, and succession planning! Developed by a team of industrial psychologist, based on The Waters Consulting Group's more than 35 years experience and research, working with candidates and organizations in the public and private sectors, CareerNavigator helps assess management styles, personal character traits and competencies, that are critical for a candidate's success as a manager in your organization. HOW IT WORKS: CANDIDATE SIDE: The CareerNavigator™ competency model measures candidate's soft-skills across seventeen distinct management characteristics - such as Visioning, Problem Solving, Decisive Judgment, Championing Change, Planning and Organizing, etc. The resulting clear and concise measurements offer an easy way to understand and compare candidates' unique personality profile and leadership BRINGING IT TOGETHER styles. CareerNavigator™ provides CLIENT SIDE: clear and concise, data-driven intelligence to support hiring Your Selection Committee, with our support, identifies, selects decisions, employee and ranks critical personality traits and leadership styles, development and utilization, arriving at a set of key criteria you believe are essential for change management, and the success of a candidate in your organization. These criteria organizational effectiveness. then become part of our recruitment brief, against which we We provide strategic solutions search for your candidates for matching people with organizational roles. TRIPLE GUARANTEE Our Triple Guarantee is defined as: (1) A commitment to remain with the recruitment assignment until you have made an appointment for the fees and tasks quoted in this proposal. If you are unable to make a selection from the initial group of Finalists, WCG will work to identify a supplemental group until you find a candidate to hire; (2) your executive recruitment is guaranteed for 24 months against termination for cause. Within the first year, the replacement Packet Pg. 395  6.1.a.e recruitment will be repeated with no additional professional fee, but only for project-related expenses. During the second year, the replacement recruitment is reduced to 50% of the professional fee plus project-related expenses. Candidates appointed from within your organization do not qualify for this guarantee. This guarantee is subject to further limitations and restrictions of your state laws. (3) WCG will not solicit any candidates selected under this contract for any other position while the candidate is employed with your organization. Attachment: Waters Consulting Group (1222 : Search Firm for Position of County Administrator) TEAM-BUILDING WORKSHOP Within 60 days after your new County Manager reports to work, WCG will develop a customized workshop based on the individual behavioral styles of the management team to strengthen the new leader and his/her team’s performance. Your new employee and each