Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 12-22-08 special agenda — reading text

finalists, City Council is asked to consider utilizing a consultant in this regard. Decision Point- City Council move to complete background investigations either internally or utilizing one of the consultants identified above. Contract Negotiations Regarding contract negotiations, staff recommends City Council authorize the Mayor, with the Administrative Services Director serving in a supporting role, to negotiate a contract with the number 1 ranked candidate with respect to compensation, benefits including leave time, auto and phone allowance, pension, severance, moving expenses and medical, dental and life insurance coverage/ premiums. City Council should give the Mayor clear direction as to the parameters the City will offer the candidate. Following contract negotiations, the Mayor would ask the City Attorney to draft an employment agreement for City Council consideration at their next regular meeting. FUNDING REQUIRMENTS As no funds were budgeted in the 2008/ 09 fiscal year for expenses associated with the recruitment and potential moving expenses for a senior level position, a budget amendment would be necessary to cover these costs. RECOMMENDATION: Based on the above, staff respectfully request City Council provide guidance in this process and make motions as follows: 1. City Council move to appoint an Acting City Manager. 2. City Council move to direct staff to proceed with Recruitment Schedule Alternative # 1 or 2 or an amended version of either. 3. City Council move to direct staff to proceed with either an internal recruitment or authorize staff to execute an agreement with one of the above search firms to conduct an executive search for the next City Manager for the City of Fort Walton Beach. 4. City Council move to approve or amend one of the selection processes. 9- 5. City Council move to confinn or amend the interview and ranking methodology. 6. City Council move to complete background investigations either internally or utilizing one of the consultants identified. 7. City Council move to approve the Mayor to negotiate a contract with the # 1 ranked candidate. Respectfully Submitted: Mark Wtltsie Administrative Services Director Concur List of Attachments 1. FCCMA Range Rider Infonnation, pages 11- 16 2. Recruitment Schedule # 1, page 17 3. Recruitment Schedule # 2, page 18 4. Job ArmoWlcement, page 19 5. City Manager Candidate Profile, page 20 6. Recruitment Infonnation Package, pages 21- 25 7. Qualification Summary Matrix, page 26 8. Short List Fonn,page 27 9. Proposals from Executive Search Finns, pages 28- 81 10. Proposals from Consultants for BackgroWld Investigations, pages 81- 84 10-  FLORIDA CITY AND COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION Post Office Box 1757 . Tallahassee, Florida 32302 · ( 850) 222- 9684 Fax: ( 850) 222~3806 . E- mail: lIovallo@flcities. com President Edward Mitchell City Administrator City of West Palm Beach President- Elect November 21, 2008. Joseph L. Gallegos City Manager City of Wilton Manors The Honorable Mike Anderson Secretary- Treasurer Mayor, City of Fort Walton Beach Carl S. Harness P. O. Box 4009 . Assistant County Manager Fort Walton Beach, FL 32.549-A009 Hillsborough County Past President Dear Mayor Anderson: Barbara W. Lipscomb City Manager City of Casselberry The Florida City and County Management Association (FCCMA) respectfully offers District I Director its assistance during this time of transition while your city seeks a new manager. We Joyce Shanahan hope you will call upon us. City Manager City of Fort Walton Beach The council- manager and commission-manager form of municipal government is the District II Director Del Wingo, Ph. D. most prevalent in Florida, providing professional management in approximately Assistant City Manager 250-plus of the over 400 municipalities. We believe it is very important to work City of Palm Coast clofely with cities and counties with this fom! of governmr:'1t and to serve 3.~ scurce District III Director of support and infonnation whenever possible. Jonathan Lewis Deputy City Manager City of Palm Bay Our Association represents many of the city and county managers, their senior District IV Director management staff, and persons interested in local government management across Sarah Hannah Florida. We work closely with the Ihternational City/ County Management Assistant Town Manager Town of Palm Beach Association (lCMA), located in Washington, D. C. District V Director One of our primary services during manager transitions is the Range Rider program, Jeffrey L. Miller City Manager which provides retired city and county managers to a municipality at no cost in the City of Tamarac event you seek counsel, advice or guidance with the process. If, for example, you District VI Director held a public forum to discuss the council- manager form of government, a Range Terrance Stewart Rider can be provided to be a speaker, and to take questions. Range Riders can also City Manager City of Cape Coral assist with the search process, in limited capacity ( not as an executive search firm); District VII Director we would be pleased to ask one of our Range Riders to call you if you wished Russ Blackburn assistance. City Manager City of Gainesville Please contact our executive director, Lynn Tipton, if we may offer assistance in any District VIII Director Charles Saddler way. Her toll- free number in Tallahassee is ( 800) 342- 8112. On behalf of our Board Town Manager of Directors, please know that we stand ready to help! We look forward to hearing Town of Dundee from you. Directors-At-Large Vincent S. Long Deputy County Administrator Sincerely, Leon County George Brown L~ II~ Deputy City Manager City of Boca Raton Ed Mitchell Rex Taylor President Town Manager Town of South Palm Beach CCMA Home Page: www.fc ma. org 11-  FCCMA MEMBERS- IN-TRANSITION November 21, 2008 Tom Moffses, Sr. Fonner Manager of Madison 1468 NWFlowers Road Madison, FL 32340- 4218 cell: 850. 673. 9501 moffsessr@amail. eom Jim G:allagher Fonner Manager of Dundee 3110 Post Oak Ct. Winter Haven, FL 33884 Phone: 863- 651- 1617 iQallaaher27@tampabav. rr. eom Katrina Powell Fonner Manager of Fort Meade 1813 Fayetteville Ave Deltona, FL 32725 Cell: 407.492. 0164 e- mail: ktpowel68(Q)aol.eom Pam Brangaccio Fonner Manager of Broward County 410 Sandy Hook Road Treasure Island, FL 33706 727) 368- 9151 Home 727) 204- 8095 Cell Pamela. Brangaccio@sarasotagov. com Lillie Lattimore Fonner Manager ofPahokee 2884 Anderson Circle Smyrna, GA 30080- 3621 561) 516- 1109 llattimore@aol.com Richard Diamond Fonner Manager of Bunnell 10 Raybell Lane Palm Coast, FL 32164 386- 437- 5286 (( eft. rr .com rieha rdd iamond U 12- William Whitson Fonner Manager of Cairo, GA PO Box 0092 Cairo, GA 39828 personal cell: 386- 846- 0687 wwwhitson@aol. com James F. " Jim" Coleman Fonner Manager of Williston 40026 Agusta Drive Lady Lake, Florida 32159- 2826 ifcoleman~ embarQmail. com PH/FAX) 352- 750- 5644 Patricia Jackson Fonner Manager of Eagle Lake 1674 Belmont Woods Drive Mulberry, FL 33860 863 5592409 pjackson95@tampabay. rr. com Tom Willi Fonner Manager of Monroe County 1023 Lagoon Drive Summerland Key, FL 33042 305) 744- 9958, Thomas- willi@hotmai1.com Matthew D. Brock Fonner Manager of Grant- V alkaria City Manager City of Pahokee 171 North Lake Avenue Pahokee, FL 33476 561- 924- 5534 FAX 561- 924- 7301 citvmanaaer~ citvofDahokee. com Ellen Posivach Fonner Manager of Tarpon Spring 1701 Grand Central Drive Tarpon Springs, FL 34689; 727) 458- 1747 ellenp@tampabaV. rr.com Isaac D. Turner Fonner Manager of Ormond Beach 13- 399 Windwood Place Ormond Beach, Florida 321 74 386- 615- 9209 ( Home) 386- 295- 5735 ( Cell) isaacdturner@bellsouth. net Jeff Naftal Fonner Manager of Juno Beach 9103 Green Meadows Way, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 954- 258- 8955 n iftv888@bellsouth. net Susan Boyer Fonner Manager of Crystal River 110 Palermo Place Lady Lake, FL 32159 352- 753- 3392 sboverhwood@aol. com Kent Cichon Fonner Manager of Jasper 116 8th Stree~ SW Jasper, FL 32052 386) 5901- 2112 kcichon@hotmail. com D. Wayne O' Neal Fonner Manager of Hendry County 1650 State Road 29 S. LaBelle, FL 33935 Wavne. oneal@vahoo. com Bill Underwood Fonner Manager of Belle Glade 840 NE Stokes Terrace Jensen Beach, FL 34957- 3739 772) 334- 2288. wunderwood2@att. net Bud Bentley Fonner Assistant to County Administrator Broward County 1240 SE 13th Terrace Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 954) 609- 2444 budbentlev@comcast.net 14- 1/ FCCMA RANGE RIDER PROGRAM DISTRICTS District 1 BUD PARMER' 378 Hickory Drive Havana, FL 32333 850) 539- 8394 abpamole@earthlink.net District 2 PAUL SHARON 4625 Astral Street Jacksonville, FL 32205 904) 388- 1602 cubzfan@bellsouth.net District 3 SAMUEL H. HALTER 4111 W. Dale Avenue Tampa, FL 33609 813) 281- 2176 samlh@verizon.net District 4 THOMAS C. KELLY 89 S. Atlantic Ormond Beach, FL 32176 386) 672- 3042 tkellyj@bellsouth.net District 5 RICHARD G. SIMMONS 806 Hastings Drive Kissimmee, FL 34744 407) 933- 5727 mgrider@earthlink.net District 6 RICHARD A. WILLIAMS 6535 42nd Street, E. Sarasota, FL 34243- 7901 941) 309- 3371 Rawjayhawk2@ao1.com District 7 VACANT 15- 4I. At-Large GEORGE L. HANBURY II, PH.D. 3301 College Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314 954) 262- 7555 hanbury@nsu.nova. edu At-Large EUGENE G. MOODY 214 E Park Shores Circle Vero Beach, FL 32963 772) 234- 5633 eglmoody@ao1.com 16-  12/ 08 ReCRUItmen1 SCXeDU1e ALTERNATIVE # 1 CITY MANAGER CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH DECEMBER 2008 Day 1 December 22, 2008 City Council approval of Job Announcement, Recruitment Schedule & Publications for Advertisement and Candidate Profile Day