Okaloosa County BOCC — November 4, 2012 — Slavin Management Consultants 1 — reading text

OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA Executive Search Proposal for County Administrator RFP Number: 07-13 Prepared by Robert E. Slavin on December 11, 2012 3040 Holcomb Bridge Rd. Suite A-1 ! Norcross, Georgia 30071 ! (770) 449-4656 ! FAX (770) 416-0848 ! E-mail: slavin@bellsouth.net www.slavinweb.net With affiliates in Cincinnati, Dallas, Hartford, Key West, Los Angeles, Mackinac Island and Mesa December 11, 2012 Board of County Commissioners Mr. Jack Allen Okaloosa County Purchasing Department 602-C North Pearl Street Crestview, Florida 32536 Re: Executive Recruitment Services for County Administrator — RFP Number: 07-13 Dear Mr. Allen: Slavin Management Consultants (SMC) is pleased to submit this proposal to conduct an executive search for Okaloosa County’s next County Administrator. The purpose of this project is to help the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners (Board) to develop and agree to a comprehensive position profile for County Administrator and then to identify, recruit and present outstanding candidates who meet these criteria. Once the profile has been developed and approved by the County, we will have no difficulty identifying quality prospective candidates and becoming immediately productive. It is normal for this type of search to take between sixty and ninety days to complete. As a high quality, management consulting firm, Slavin Management Consultants operates one of the most experienced and most respected national local government executive search practices in the nation. SMC is an independent corporation without subsidiaries or partnerships. SMC is incorporated in Georgia and qualified to do business in Florida. We serve the country from a network of offices comprised of our home office near Atlanta and our affiliate offices in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Ohio and Texas. We have been in business as Slavin Management Consultants since 1991. SMC is capable and most interested in providing this critical service to Okaloosa County. SMC does not accept any payment from candidates or placements of any kind and does not offer out placement or career counseling services. The firm is not a member of the Association of Executive Search Consultant. To the professional ethics issue, all of our consultants are active members of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and comply ICMA’s strict Code of Ethics. Mr. Slavin assisted in drafting the International City/County Management Association’s Code of Ethics for public sector executive search firms and SMC strongly adheres to that code. SMC complies with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and SMC uses E-Verify when hiring staff. SMC has no prior or pending litigation of any kind either as defendant or plaintiff. This proposal commits the highest level of our firm's resources. As the owner and president of SMC and as director of our executive search practice, I will manage and serve as the primary consultant for this critical project. I will be assisted by an outstanding recruitment team consisting of Ms. Randi Frank, Mr. David Krings and Mr. Paul Wenbert. All of us are highly experienced local government executives and human resources consultants. This team includes some of the most experienced recruiters of governmental managers in the nation. We have a strong and proven commitment to providing exceptional recruitment services to public agencies and have received many accolades supporting our work. SMC has been privileged over the years to have recruited many executives for Florida public agencies, including many counties. We are familiar with Florida’s open records laws. We are able to recruit well- qualified candidates for our Florida clients who would otherwise not have applied for fear of premature publicity. We also comply with both the letter and intent of Florida’s laws. No member of the Board of County Commissioners, no official or employee of the County, and no member of any commission, committee, board or corporation controlled or appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, has already received in connection with or related in any way to this contract, or has been promised, in the event this contract is awarded to the firm, any commission, finder's fee or other thing of value. To our knowledge, no member of the Board of County Commissioners and any official or employee of the County would or may be financially affected, whether affirmatively or negatively, and whether personally or through a spouse or other family member, if this contract were awarded to SMC. Upon request by the Board of County Commissioners or an authorized agent of the Board, the firm shall respond to any questions relating to this subject. SMC is currently conducting six searches which are all scheduled to be completed within the next forty- five days. Thank you for the opportunity to submit this proposal. We look forward to working with Okaloosa County on this highly challenging and very important assignment. If you have questions concerning this proposal, please contact me at (770) 449-4656. Very truly yours, SLAVIN MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS Robert E. Slavin, President RES/jf  TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover Letter PROJECT UNDERSTANDING AND APPROACH...................................................................................... 1 CONSULTANTS QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE.......................................................................... 3 Recent Chief Executive Searches................................................................................................... 5 ABILITY OF SMC PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL.................................................................................... 8 Robert E. Slavin............................................................................................................................... 8 Randi Frank, SMC Managing Consultant........................................................................................ 8 David Krings, ICMA-CM, SMC Managing Consultant. .................................................................... 9 Paul Wenbert, SMC Western Regional Manager. ........................................................................ 10 STATEMENT OF WORK........................................................................................................................... 12 Define Position Profile. .................................................................................................................. 12 Identify Qualified Candidates......................................................................................................... 12 Evaluate Prospective Candidates. ................................................................................................ 12 Preliminary Screening and Progress Report. ................................................................... 12 Selection and Employment............................................................................................................ 13 In-depth Screening and Final Report. .............................................................................. 13 Establish Evaluation Criteria.......................................................................................................... 14 Follow-up. ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Reporting....................................................................................................................................... 14 Deliverables................................................................................................................................... 14 TIME TABLE.............................................................................................................................................. 15 GUARANTEES. ......................................................................................................................................... 16 REFERENCES. .......................................................................................................................................... 17 COST PROPOSAL. ................................................................................................................................... 18 Professional Fees.......................................................................................................................... 18 Expenses....................................................................................................................................... 18 AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES................................................................................................................. 20 EXHIBITS Completed County Forms Pro Forma Invoice Clients EEO Statement Minority and Female Placements Prepared for OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA by Slavin Management Consultants — 2012  PROJECT UNDERSTANDING AND APPROACH Slavin Management Consultants (SMC) is a high quality, independent management consulting firm which operates one of the most experienced and most respected national local government executive search practices in the nation. SMC is incorporated in Georgia and qualified to do business in Florida. We serve the country from a network of offices comprised of our home office near Atlanta and our affiliate offices in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Ohio and Texas. We have been in business as Slavin Management Consultants since 1991. SMC is capable and most interested in providing this critical service to Okaloosa County. SMC does not offer out placement or career counseling services. The firm is not a member of the Association of Executive Search Consultant. Mr. Slavin assisted in drafting the International City/County Management Association’s Code of Ethics for public sector executive search firms and SMC strongly adheres to that code. SMC has no prior or pending litigation of any kind either as defendant or plaintiff. Slavin Management Consultants (SMC) has completed many city/county executive searches over the years. We have significant local government recruitment experience in all regions of the United States. We have extensive experience working for Florida local governments. We use a "critical path" search process which allows our clients to focus attention on the selection process rather than on identifying, recruiting, screening and evaluating candidates. We understand that each client's need for key executives is different and that there is no "best" person for all situations. The best prospects are typically happily employed and not responding to advertisements. These people need to be found and encouraged to become candidates. They are understandably reluctant to apply for jobs when their interest could become a matter of public information prior to being assured that Okaloosa County is interested in their candidacy. Our approach to this assignment will reflect