Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 09-08-2006 ‎(special-finance director)‎ — reading text

1 of 1 Helen Spencer c From: wayne [ aapullen@cox. net] Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 2: 49 PM To: Joyce Shanahan Cc: Spencer; Mike Anderson; cccampbell, bob; cchartwell; ccHolmes, mike; caa toni; Helen mike@seminc. net; ccpatterson, Bill; cctucke~im Subject: interviews I plan on attending all interviews and screenings for the Finance Director starting at 1 PM 7 Sep. Dr. Pullen c 8/ 29/ 2006  L~,\\~ iAt City of Fort Walton Beach LJN Americas Most Beautiful Beaches V / ' ." J~. P. O. Box 4009 * 107 Miracle Strip Parkway SW* Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549 850) 833-9507 * Fax (850) 833- 9931 TDD ( 850) 833- 9925 Human Resources Department City of Fort Walton Beach Memorandum Date: July 17, 2006 To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Y From: Mark Wiltsie, Human Resources Director Re: Finance Director Interviews Attached, please fmd written communication ITom Colin Baenziger regarding the recruitment for the City of Fort Walton Beach Finance Director position. The information packet includes an introductory letter to c the Human Resources Director, some general information useful in the interview process and resumes for the finalists recommended. Included with the resumes is a background and reference check, candidates' responses to a phone interview, and articles on each candidate ITom an internet search. Upon Helen Spencer' s return ITom vacation, the City Clerk' s office will contact the Mayor and City Council to schedule a date and time to conduct interviews with the fmalists. At this point, it would appear that the week of August 14, 2006 might be preferable. Please contact me should you have questions. CC: Joyce Shanahan, City Manager Toni Craig, City Attorney Helen Spencer, City Clerk r'  Page 1 of3 Helen Spencer From: Joyce Shanahan Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 8:31 AM To: Bill Patterson; Bob Campbell; Jim Hartwell ( 4eagles@cox. net); Jim Tucker jmtucker1 @cox. net); Mike Anderson; Mike Holmes ( mikeycmat@aol.com); Mike Minich mike@seminc. net); Toni L Craig; Wayne Pullen Cc: Mark Wiltsie; Helen Spencer Subject: FW: [Fwd: Re: David Delac has Withdrawn - See below Importance: High Please be advised we are down to three candidates for the Finance Director' s position. Those remaining are Lisa Absher, James Fulkerson and William Poling. Please contact Human Resources Director Mark Wiltsie should you have any questions. Thank you. Joyce Shanahan City Manager City of Fort Walton Beach, FL Phone: 850- 833- 9504 Fax: 850- 833- 9640 Cell: 850- 803- 9621 Email: jshanahan@fwb. org Please Note: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from City of Fort Walton Beach officials are publicrecords available to the and media upon request. Your e- mail address and communications may therefore be subject to public public disclosure. c From: Mark Wiltsie Sent: Monday, August 28, 20068: 28 AM To: Joyce Shanahan Subject: FW: [ Fwd: Re: David Delac has Withdrawn - See below Importance: High Joyce, Good morning. Good to be back! Sorry to inform that we down to three candidates for F/ D. Mark Original Message----- From: Kathyrn Knutson [ mailto: kknutson@cb- asso. com] Sent: Monday, August 28, 20067: 14 AM To: Mark Wiltsie Cc: Colin Baenziger Subject: [ Fwd: Re: David Delac has Withdrawn - See below Importance: High Original Message -------- c Subject: Re: Interview Schedule for Finance Director Candidates Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17: 17: 14 - 0700 ( PDT) From: David Delac :<david_ delac@yahoo. com> 8/ 28/2006  Page 2 of3 To: Kathyrn Knutson < kk:nl tsQ. Il@cb~< l~()___<:: Qm> c Kathryn: Due to unforeseen family and work issues I am unable to continue process in the City for the of Fort Walton Beach interview process. I apologize for the inconvenience but I hope that you and Colin understand. Sincerely, David Delac Kathyrn Knutson < kknutson@cb- asso. com> wrote: Please note that due to miscommunication, the schedule that I sent you today and the schedule that was sent by Colin is correct. Sorry for the inconvenience. Kathyrn Lisa Absher wrote: Kathyrn, I had gotten another, different, schedule from Colin just recently see attachments). Colin had contacted me to c exchange spots with another candidate. I am assuming Colin' s schedule is correct, not the one you sent today? So sorry, please advise. Lisa Absher 352- 284- 4273 Original Message ----- From:* Kathyrn Knutson mailto: kknutson@cb- asso. com> To:* LisaAbsher@cox. net ailto: LisaAbsher@cox. net> ; ci? yici_delac@yahoo. com mail to: david_ delag@Y<3l1j)()__ c:o} n:> fulkersonja@owensboro. o:r:9 ilto: fulkersonja@owensboro. org> ukcats78@omuonline. net mailto: ukcats78@omuonline. net> ; bpoling@ucnsb. net < mail to :bj)oJing@ucnsb. net> Sent:* Thursday, August 24, 2006 6: 38 AM Subject:* Interview Schedule for Finance Director Candidates Please note that the attached schedule it is c tentative the interviews be to the exact may rearranged as 8/ 28/ 2006  Page 3 of3 time of your individual interview but the blocks of time are accurate. Donnie c four Jones candidates has dropped and we out so there will only be are assuming that the interviews may end an hour earlier. Best Wishes, Kathyrn Best Regards, Kathyrn Kathyrn L. Knutson Colin Baenziger & Associates 715) 282- 3595 715) 282- 3595 Facsimile KKnutson@cb- asso. com www. cb- asso. com C> Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http:// maiJ- .yahoo. com Best Regards, Kathyrn Kathyrn L. Knutson Colin Baenziger & Associates 715) 282- 3595 715) 282- 3595 Facsimile KKnutson@cb- asso. com www. cb- asso. com c 8/ 28/ 2006 o Schedule Questions Lisa Absher James Fulkerson o Donnie Jones David Delac William Poling o c Internet Research The following material must be read and used carefully. You also need to have an understanding of its limitations. What follows is material our staff gleaned from the internet and from newspaper archives concerning the semi- finalists. While we would like to think everything published would be accurate, we know it is not. For example: 1) Some news sources have biases concermng particular individuals or write with incomplete information. 2) Occasionally, governments purposely provide information to the media that is not accurate or the full story, particularly when someone is leaving their employment. 3) Some elected officials occasionally make allegations concerning managers or staff members for political reasons whether or not the allegation is based in fact. Further, some elected officials sometimes shoot from the hip without a complete understanding of the real issue and/or all the facts. 4) A manager may be blamed for issues and problems that come to the surface during his/her tenure but existed long before their tenure. In fact, occasionally a manager c' uncovers a problem and is dealing with it. That very action can bring problems to light and result in a news story that reflects badly on the manager who is trying to fix the problem rather than the manager who let