Okaloosa County BOCC — November 4, 2012 — RW Management Group — reading text

and match qualifications as indicated on resumes to the candidate profile and position requirements • Summarize applicant information in an easy to read format for the County Human Resource Manager or designee and Personnel Committee to review • Provide an applicant summary to the County Human Resource Manager and Personnel Committee RW Management Group, Inc. 6  OKALOOSA COUNTY, FL COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT Pre-qualify Candidates • Facilitate a meeting with the County Finance and Personnel Committee to narrow the list of applicants to ten (10) maximum for personal contact (first cut) • RW will conduct telephone interviews with the first cut applicants • Develop a summary of first cut applicants for the County Finance and Personnel Committee review • Facilitate a meeting with the County Finance and Personnel Committee to narrow the list of applicants to the top five to eight (5 to 8) candidates (second cut) for further consideration Personal Interviews • Provide the Human Resource Department and Personnel Committee with a list of appropriate interview questions (and discuss with the Committee those questions they cannot ask by law) • Schedule interviews with candidates • Facilitate candidate interviews and make all necessary interview arrangements • Review interview results with the Human Resource Department and Personnel Committee after the interviews are completed • Offer our professional observations and assist the Human Resource Department and Personnel Committee in reaching a consensus on a finalist through a facilitated meeting process Pre-employment checks • Verify past employment history • Gain three to five (3 to 5) professional references of finalist • Verify academic credentials of finalist • Conduct a criminal, internet and financial background check of the finalist Employment Contract Negotiations • Obtain authority from the County Commission on the acceptable range of salary, benefits and other conditions of employment • Negotiate the employment agreement within the parameters established by the County • Draft the formal employment agreement for consideration by the Commission and applicant Benefits to the County from our executive recruitment assistance include: • The ability to attract a large number of high quality candidates in today’s competitive environment. • Timely completion of the search and selection process with minimal impact on internal staff and resources. • A recruitment search customized to fit your culture and organizational needs. • Discretion in sensitive recruitment situations. • Insight regarding key attributes needed for a County Administrator to be successful. • Experienced professionals knowledgeable about human resource issues qualified to conduct candidate screening and interviewing, while avoiding potential costly legal pitfalls in the hiring process. • RW guarantees the placement of a qualified candidate that will perform satisfactorily for a minimum of one year or we will perform a new recruitment at our expense. RW Management Group, Inc. 7  OKALOOSA COUNTY, FL COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT Our experienced recruitment team prides itself on serving as an advocate of the Okaloosa County in locating candidates that have the qualifications the County is seeking as well as a “best fit” for the Counties “corporate culture”. In addition, the size of our staff ensures that there will be no annoying gaps or delays in executing the process, as there often are with other smaller recruitment organizations. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS Personnel assigned to this project are selected from RW Management Group consultants who are formally engaged in an ongoing relationship with RW. The project manager supervises the project team and clerical personnel support the team. The combined resources assure that the client receives the best possible combination of professional experience with an efficient delivery system. RW believes that our extensive operational and strategic experience in municipal management uniquely qualifies us for a project of this nature. The RW project manager has over 35 years of combined municipal management and consulting experience working directly with, or for, municipalities. The project manager has management, operational, technical and consulting experience with all types of municipal government operations and with all levels of staffing within these agencies. Project Team Members The project staff is selected for their relevant experience in providing executive recruitment services to municipalities. Each is assigned with specific responsibilities related to the elements of the project. The work of the project staff is provided to the project manager for review, collation and for interface with the client’s project team. Project Manager: Mr. Marty DeLoach - Mr. DeLoach has over 30 years experience in the fire service. Mr. DeLoach has worked as an assessor in assessment centers placing executives in Michigan, Georgia, Florida and Wisconsin. Mr. DeLoach has worked as a Fire Chief for career and volunteer fire departments. He has over 14 years experience as a Fire Chief. Mr. DeLoach has worked in urban, suburban and rural fire settings. Mr. DeLoach has developed educational training programs for universities and industrial clients. He has a strong background in Hazardous Materials Response, Fire Prevention, Fire Inspection, Fire Investigations, Fire EMS Delivery and training. Mr. DeLoach has an Associates degree in Fire Science, a Bachelor degree in Fire Science and a Masters degree in Interdisciplinary Technology. Project Team Member: Mr. Edmund M. Henschel – Mr. Henschel has worked for over 27 years in municipal management, serving as a City Administrator/Village Manager for municipalities in Michigan and Wisconsin. He also has more than twelve years of consulting experience working with municipalities from the City of Chicago to the very small villages and towns. He has conducted numerous successful municipal recruitments. His client satisfaction is evidenced by numerous on- going client relationships as well as repeat engagements with several municipalities. RW Management Group, Inc. 8  OKALOOSA COUNTY, FL COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT Project Team Member: Mr. Cullen Peltier – Mr. Peltier has more than 12 years’ experience in emergency management. He currently serves as the Emergency Management Director for Brown County. He has been president of the Wisconsin Emergency Management Association. He is responsible for the recruitment, development, retention, and evaluation of paid staff, interns, contracted employees, and volunteers. He has developed position descriptions for staff and for each position in the Emergency Operations Center. He has managed Homeland Security grants exceeding $2.5 million dollars. He has extensive Project Management experience including the coordination of exercises, conferences and the activities of numerous intergovernmental committees. Mr. Peltier is on the Governing Board for his Local All Hazards Incident Management Team and is a member of the State of Wisconsin’s NIMS Advisory Group. Project Team Member: Mr. Jeffrey R. Roemer – Mr. Roemer has over 30 years of experience in public safety. Mr. Roemer is a certified public manager and has been providing full time public safety management consulting for the last fourteen (14) years. He worked as Fire Chief for the City of Menasha from 1995 to 1998, Public Safety Director for the Village of Allouez from 1988 to 1995, and shift commander for the Village of Ashwaubenon for seven (7) years. He has worked on numerous public safety projects for the last seven (7) years, as project manager, in communities nationwide. He recently served as the Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director for the City of Green Bay, where he was responsible for all aspects of administration and emergency management including preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. While all members of our team are available to the County for consultation at anytime, this recruitment will be primarily conducted by Marty DeLoach and he will be the Counties primary contact. Resumes of the team members for this project can be found at the end of this proposal. RW Management Group, Inc. 9  OKALOOSA COUNTY, FL COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT PROJECT TIMELINE AND PROFESSIONAL FEES We anticipate that this process will take approximately ten to twelve (10 to 12) weeks after position advertising depending on the availability of client resources and potential applicants, and the recruitment methods chosen. The Counties investment for our comprehensive professional recruitment services including executive search assistance and recruitment facilitation will be a not-to-exceed fee as follows: • All of the services outlined above: $ 15,900.00 • Out of pocket expenses such as advertising, travel and copying will be passed through at our actual cost and are estimated as follows: o Advertising publication costs $ 600.00 o Website advertising $ 200.00 o Copy costs (at $0.05 per page) $ 100.00 o Consultant travel costs, not to exceed $ 1500.00 o Candidate travel costs will depend on where they are coming from, the number of trips and the length of their stay as determined by the County. Should the County wish to undertake some of the functions listed above itself, the cost could be reduced, accordingly. RW Management Group, Inc. 10  OKALOOSA COUNTY, FL COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT PROJECT REFERENCES Recruiting to fill a key position can cause anxiety and uncertainty for an organization. Our public sector consulting team consists of individuals experienced in many facets of public sector management and consulting. This broad base of experience has provided exposure to many municipal management situations and has allowed our team of consultants to assess variables common to successful executive recruitment and retention efforts. Specifically, the following highlights a small sample of projects related to municipal management and executive recruitment completed by our public sector consulting staff. We encourage you to contact any of these references regarding our services: City of Platteville – City Manager Mike Dalecki, Council President 75 N, Bronson Street Platteville, WI 53818-0708 (608) 348-9741 Village of Pewaukee – Administrator & Library Director Tom Calder, Village President Scott Gosse, Village Administrator (262) 691-5660