Okaloosa County BOCC — November 4, 2012 — reading text

top candidates. As part of our evaluation process we conduct credit checks and verify undergraduate and graduate college degrees. We also conduct criminal history, civil court records and driving record checks. At the County's option, we can arrange for assessment centers and/or psychological (or similar) testing of the candidates. (These optional items will result in extra cost.) We will then meet with the Board to present a group of well-qualified finalist candidates for interviews in Crestview. These final candidates will not be ranked because, at this point, they will all be qualified and it will then be a matter of chemistry between the candidates and yourself that should produce the final selection decision. Our final report will be presented in person. This written report is a comprehensive document. It contains our candidate recommendations, details about the search, interview tips, interview questions, candidate evaluation forms and information about legal vs. illegal inquiries. The report also includes the candidate interview schedule as well as our recommendations relative to timing, sequencing, location, setting, format, and conduct of interviews. The report contains comprehensive information about each recommended candidate. This includes educational and experience information, an evaluation of the candidate's experience relative to the criteria established by the County, a summary of reference comments and a statement of accomplishments and management style prepared by the candidate. Present compensation is also provided for each recommended candidate. We will provide information about trends in employment, employment contracts and agreements, relocation expenses, perquisites, appropriate roles for spouses, receptions, etc. We arrange schedules for top candidate interviews with the County and we will coordinate the entire process. We will properly handle any and all media relations. Unless otherwise directed, it is our standard practice to tell all media that we are working on behalf of Okaloosa County and that any public statement should come from the County directly. Under no conditions will we release information to the media unless specifically directed by the County to do so. We will notify all unsuccessful candidates of the final decision reached. And, finally, will continue to work for the County until a suitable candidate is recruited and hired by the County. SMC is an equal opportunity employer and recruiter, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, creed, color, sex, disability or national origin. Prepared for OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA by Slavin Management Consultants — 2012 13 Packet Pg. 440  6.1.a.f E. Establish Evaluation Criteria Once the new County Administrator has been on board for 30 days or so, we will conduct a session with the County’s executive leadership and the new Executive Director to establish mutual performance criteria and goals for the position. F. Follow-up We will follow-up with the Board and the new Executive Director during the first year and assist in making Attachment: Slavin Management Consultants 1 (1222 : Search Firm for Position of County Administrator) any adjustments that may be necessary. G. Reporting We will keep the County informed, involved in decisions and involved in the search process. We will provide frequent (at least bi-weekly) written progress reports to the County. H. Deliverables Deliverables include the recruitment profile (draft and final), the advertisement (draft and final), the progress report (presented in person), the final report with interview tips, interview schedule, interview questions, candidate resumes, candidate evaluations, candidate writing samples, rating sheets, ranking forms, tabulation forms and appropriate/inappropriate question list and negotiated employment agreement between the County and the selected. Prepared for OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA by Slavin Management Consultants — 2012 14 Packet Pg. 441  6.1.a.f TIME TABLE The search process normally takes between sixty (60) and ninety (90) days to complete and typically follows the following pattern: DAYS Attachment: Slavin Management Consultants 1 (1222 : Search Firm for Position of County Administrator) STEPS 1-30 30-45 45-60 60-360 1. DEVELOP SEARCH PROCESS, RECRUITMENT PROFILE AND ADVERTISING PROGRAM FOR COUNTY APPRO- T VAL 2. IDENTIFY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES, REVIEW DATA BASE, NETWORK, RECEIVE AND REVIEW RESUMES T T 3. SCREEN & EVALUATE PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES T 4. PROGRESS MEETING AND REPORT T 5. INTERVIEW AND EVALUATE PROSPECTIVE T T CANDIDATES 6. SUBMIT FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS, T ASSIST IN SELECTION, FACILITATE EMPLOYMENT 7. ESTABLISH EVALUATION CRITERIA AND FOLLOW-UP T Approximately twelve semifinalist candidates are presented to the County at the progress meetings. Generally, about five finalist candidates are presented for interviews with the County. Prepared for OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA by Slavin Management Consultants — 2012 15 Packet Pg. 442  6.1.a.f GUARANTEES We provide a comprehensive set of assurances and guarantees to out executive recruitment clients that include: • We are committed to excellence. We guarantee the highest quality of work and its success in your environment. To accomplish this, we will continue to work with the County until you are satisfied with the candidates and a satisfactory candidate is selected and accepts employment. Attachment: Slavin Management Consultants 1 (1222 : Search Firm for Position of County Administrator) • We guarantee our work and will redo the search if the position is vacated, for any reason, within two years of the employment date of a candidate recommended by SMC and selected by the County. • We will never actively recruit any candidate who we have placed nor will we actively recruit any employee from a client organization for at least two years from the completion date of an assignment. Prepared for OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA by Slavin Management Consultants — 2012 16 Packet Pg. 443  6.1.a.f REFERENCES Mr. James Dinneen Mr. Dean Kruithof County Manager City Administrator County of Volusia City of Branson Thomas C. Kelly 110 W. Maddux Ave. Administration Center Branson, MO 65616 123 W. Indiana Ave. (417) 337-8548 Attachment: Slavin Management Consultants 1 (1222 : Search Firm for Position of County Administrator) DeLand, FL 32720 Finance Director Search (2007) (386) 736-5920 Economic Development Director Search Transit Director - Greater Dayton Regional Transit (2009 Authority (2005) Community Development Director Human Resources Director - Volusia County (2007) Search (2009) Budget Director - Volusia County (2008) Public Works Director Search (2009) Convention Center Search (2009) Utilities director Search (2010) jdinneen@co.volusia.fl.us Dkruithof@bransonmo.gov Mr. Lief Ahnell Mayor Carl Brewer City Manager City of Wichita City of Boca Raton 455 N. 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