Okaloosa County BOCC — November 4, 2012 — reading text

Ms. Elvira Rogers (770) 945-8996 erogers@suwanee.com Tazewell County, IL 135,000 2012 County Yes Chair David Zimmerman Administrator (309) 477-2272 dzimmerman@tazewell.com Topeka, KS 124,000 2006 City Manager No Mayor Bill Bunten (785) 368-3895 bbunten@topeka.org Urbandale, IA 38,000 2009 City Manager Yes Mayor Bob Andeweg (515) 283-3100 bandeweg@urbandale.org Venice, FL 21,500 2012 City Manager Yes Alan Bullock Adm Serv Dir (941) 486-2626 abulloc@ci.venice.fl.us Volusia County, FL 443,000 2006 County Yes Chairman Frank Bruno Manager (386) 626-6582 fbruno@co.volusia,fl.us W ichita, KS 360,000 2008 City Manager Yes Mayor Carl Brewer (316) 268-4331 Cbrewer@wichita.gov W indham, CT 24,000 2009 Town Yes Mayor Ernest Eldridge Manager (860) 465-3000 eeldridge@windham.com W inston-Salem, NC 186,000 2006 City Manager Yes Mayor Allen Joines (336) 727-2058 allenj@cityofws.org All of the above projects were accomplished within financial parameters very similar to those SMC has outlined in the Cost Proposal section of this proposal (pages 18-19). Prepared for OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA by Slavin Management Consultants — 2012 7 Packet Pg. 434  6.1.a.f ABILITY OF SMC PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL Robert E. Slavin, President and Director of Executive Recruitment Mr. Slavin is one of the pioneers in public sector and nonprofit executive search. He is among the best known and respected professional recruiters in the business. He has completed more than 650 searches for governmental and not-for-profit executives in all regions of the United States. Mr. Slavin is a frequent speaker before professional groups and he has written many articles for professional journals concerning governmental management. By special invitation, Mr. Slavin assisted the United States Office of Attachment: Slavin Management Consultants 1 (1222 : Search Firm for Position of County Administrator) Personnel Management to define and set up the Senior Executive Service for the Federal Government. Mr. Slavin began his local government career in 1967. His experience includes twelve years working directly for local governments and it includes seven years as a principal consultant with the government search practice of Korn/Ferry International, the largest private sector search firm in the world. He headed the local government search practices for Mercer/Slavin, Incorporated, Mercer, Slavin & Nevins and Slavin, Nevins and Associates, Inc. Mr. Slavin now heads the executive search practice for Slavin Management Consultants, Incorporated. Clients include state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector businesses all over the United States. His experience includes search assignments for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic’s Organizing Committee. Mr. Slavin's experience and qualifications include organizational analysis, classification and compensation studies and assessment centers and human resource’s systems studies. Before being invited to join Korn/Ferry International, Mr. Slavin served as Assistant City Manager/Director of Human Resources for the City of Beverly Hills, California. While at Beverly Hills, Mr. Slavin conducted many executive level recruitment assignments involving nationwide search and placement. Before joining the City of Beverly Hills, Mr. Slavin was the Assistant Personnel Director for the City of San Leandro, California. Before San Leandro, Mr. Slavin was on the personnel staff of Santa Clara County, California. His assignments included recruitment, classification and selection for the County's Health Department, Medical Center, Transportation Agency, Sheriff's Office, Superintendent of Schools, Fire Marshall, Assessor's Office, Library System and County Recorder's Office. Mr. Slavin received his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the University of Santa Clara, and has completed the graduate course work for a Master's degree in Public Administration at California State University at Hayward. Organizations (Current and Past) C American Society for Public Administration C Bay Area Salary Survey Committee C Certified Professional Consultant to Management C Government Finance Officer’s Association C International City/County Management Association C International Personnel Management Association (IPMA) C IPMA - Human Relations Commission C IPMA - Professional Publications Committee C National Forum for Black Public Administrators C Society for Human Resources Management C Southern California Public Labor Relations Council C Southern California Municipal Assistants Randi Frank, SMC Managing Consultant Ms. Randi Frank is an independent local government human resources management consultant based in Wallingford, Connecticut. She is also a Managing Consultant for Slavin Management Consultants. Her varied background includes more than twenty-two years of experience working with and for governments. Prepared for OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA by Slavin Management Consultants — 2012 8 Packet Pg. 435  6.1.a.f This includes federal, county, and municipal experience. She has experience working as an Assistant Manager, Assistant to the Manager, Budget Analyst, Research Associate and Consultant to governments located in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and the Western regions of the United States. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Affairs from the University of Rhode Island. Ms. Frank is certified as a professional risk manager by the Insurance Institute of America. From her diverse background, Ms. Frank’s has gained first hand experience and in-depth knowledge in a wide-variety of fields and expertise in several areas. These include Human Resources , Risk Attachment: Slavin Management Consultants 1 (1222 : Search Firm for Position of County Administrator) Management, Grantsmanship, Recycling, General Management and Purchasing. Ms. Frank’s areas of expertise include: Recruitment Compensation and Classification Collective Bargaining AA/EEO, Sexual Harassment, Workplace Violence Employee Wellness Programs Drug free Work Place Programs ADA Human Resources Policies Grantsmanship Safety and Training Purchasing Risk Management Workers’ Compensation Budgeting Recycling Organizations C International City Management Association - Conference Fellow C Connecticut Town & City Manager’s Association - Board Member C International Personnel Management Association C CONPELRA C PRIMA - President, Past-President, Secretary-Treasurer David Krings, ICMA-CM, SMC Managing Consultant Mr. Krings has 35 years experience at the top levels of state, county, and municipal governments. He is internationally recognized as a state and local government management practitioner and consultant. Mr. Krings has been on the professional staff of governors in both Wisconsin and Arkansas. He served as the County Administrator in Peoria County, (Peoria) Illinois and Hamilton County, (Cincinnati) Ohio. Both Hamilton County and Peoria County received national recognition for innovative, quality management during Mr. Krings’ tenure. Mr. Krings also served as the Assistant Executive Director for Ramsey County (St. Paul) Minnesota. Mr. Krings has a M.A. in Public Policy and Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BA from Carroll College (Waukesha, Wisconsin). He has also studied at schools in Denmark and Mexico. In 2005 Mr. Krings began his encore career, still in public service, but in a much broader capacity than in prior years. He is the part-time Administrator of Lockland, Ohio. He served as the part-time Advisor to the Mayor in Newtown, Ohio. He has had scores of consulting engagements with local jurisdictions and not- for-profits (largely through TechSolve, a not-for-profit consulting firm). He has been certified as a local government expert in litigation involving local governments. He has been on an advisory board of a company providing inmate telephone services (DC Telesystems). In 2009 he associated with the firm Good Energy to consult with local governments in the provision of cost saving electricity purchasing. He is also a managing consultant for Slavin Management Consultants. Prepared for OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA by Slavin Management Consultants — 2012 9 Packet Pg. 436  6.1.a.f Highlights from Mr. Krings’ 13 years as Hamilton County Administrator include: Responsible for $2.3 billion budget;