Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 04-11-06 Workshop — reading text

City Manager of North Miami, Florida; the City Manager of Naples, Florida; the Osceola County ( Florida) Manager; the City Manager of Gulfport, Florida; the City Manager of Lakeland, Florida; the Assistant Director of Community Development in Largo, Florida; the Utilities Director for Vero Beach, Florida; the City Manager of Vero Beach, Florida; the Deputy County Administrator and the Assistant County Administrator for Human Services for Hillsborough County, Florida; the Assistant to the County Administrator -- Affordable Housing for Broward County, Florida; the Public Works Director, Centroplex Director, and Deputy Director of Management, Budget and Accounting in Orlando, Florida; the City Manager of Treasure Island, Florida; the General Manager/ CEO for the Orlando Utilities Commission; the Utilities Director for Polk County, Florida; the Public Works Director for Fort Lauderdale, Florida; the Center Director, the IT Director, and the Assistant to the City Manager in Lakeland, Florida; the Utilities Director for Daytona Beach, Florida; the Utilities Technical Services Director for Polk County, Florida; District Managers for Severn Trent Services; the County Administrator for Desoto County, Florida; the Public Works Director for Polk County, Florida; the Community Development Director for Daytona Beach, Florida; the Executive Director for South Florida Workforce; the City Manager of Gainesville, Florida; the Solid Waste Management Director and the Parks, Recreation, and Conservation Director for Hillsborough County, Florida; the Executive Director of the Lakeland Area Mass Transit District (LAMTD); the Sumter County, 3 Florida County Administrator; the Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Orlando, Florida; the Chief Financial Officer for the City of Orlando, Florida; the Assistant Director Of Community Development for the City of Largo; the Building Department Director for Osceola County, Florida; the Utilities Engineering Services Manager for Charlotte County, Florida; and the Chief Financial Officer for the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority. He is currently conducting searches for the Police Chief for Daytona Beach, Florida; the Planning Director for Osceola County, Florida; the Human Resources Director for Osceola County, Florida; an Assistant County Administrator for Hillsborough County, Florida; the County Engineer and a Land Development Engineer for Polk County, Florida; a Transportation Planner for Osceola County, Florida; a Deputy County Manager for Polk County, Florida; the Utility Engineering Manager for Daytona Beach, Florida; and the Redevelopment Director for Daytona Beach, Florida. VI. THE MERCER GROUP, INe.GUARANTEES The ten ( 10) guarantees of our search work are explained below: 1. Client Organization: The client is defmed as the entire entity, including all departments, divisions, sections and groups. This assures that all of our guarantees apply to the entire client organization. 2. Two-Year Off Limits: We will not recruit candidates from a client organization for two years after completion of a search assignment without the full agreement of the client. 3. Placement Off Limits Forever: We will never recruit a candidate whom we have placed in a client organization as long as he/ she is employed by that organization without the full agreement of the client. 4. Continue the Search: If, for any reason, the client does not feel comfortable selecting a candidate from our original recommended group of candidates, we will continue the search until the client can make a selection. The only caveat is that we may need to charge additional out- of-pocket expenses only for this additional work. 5. Replacement of Successful Candidate: If the candidate we place with the client leaves the client organization for any reason during the 24- month period following the date of placement with the client, we will replace the candidate for the out- of-pocket expenses only that it costs us to make the new placement. 6. Parallel Candidate Presentation: We will not present a candidate simulta- neously to more than one client. This permits our fIrm to represent one client organization without any conflicts of interest. 7. Client Conflicts: If asked, we will disclose to our clients the names of the organizations which are " Off Limits" that logically would be target organizations on the new search assignment. 8. DeceptiveM/ isleading Search Techniques: We commit to our clients and to our prospective candidates that we will not use any search techniques which may be considered as deceptive or misleading. 9. Resume Floating: We will not float resumes to organizations in the hopes that we can collect a fee if that individual is hired. 10. Not Represent Individuals: We assure our clients and individuals who may become candidates that we will not collect a fee from candidates whom we may recommend for a position. 4  VII. REFERENCES Following are some references from recent Florida searches. Commissioner Gow Fields, Chainnan Kevin Edmonds, Director of Administration Lakeland Area Mass Transit District City of Orlando; pop. 200, 000 1212 George Jenkins Blvd 400 South Orange Avenue Lakeland, FL 33815 Orlando, Florida 32801 863) 688- 7433 407) 246-4127 Executive Director Search, 2005 Deputy Director of M, B, & A Search, 2004 Public Works Director Search, 2004 Joey Chandler Centroplex Director Search, 2004 Commission Chairman Chief Financial Officer Search, 2005 Sumter County; pop. 85, 000 Chief Administrative Officer Search, 2005 209 North Florida Street Bushnell, FL 33513 Doug Thomas, City Manager 352) 793- 0200 City of Lakeland; pop. 80, 000 228 South Massachusetts Avenue County Administrator Search, 2005 Lakeland, FL 33801 Mike McNees 863) 834- 6005 City Manager IT Director Search, 2004 City of Sarasota; pop. 52, 000 Assist to the City Manager Search, 2004 1565 First Street Lakeland Center Director Search, 2004 Sarasota, FL 34236 Bertha Henry 941) 954-4102 Asst. to the County Administrator Director of Human Resources Search, 2002 Broward County; population 1, 300, 000 Mayor Buddy Fletcher 115 South Andrews Avenue City of Lakeland; pop. 80, 000 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 228 South Massachusetts Ave. 954) 357- 7354 Lakeland, FL 33801 Asst. to the County Administrator Search, 863) 834- 6005 2004 City Manager Search, 2003 Paul Owens, Council Chainnan Mayor Bonnie R. MacKenzie Osceola County; pop. 190, 000 City of Naples; pop. 22, 000 1 Courthouse Square, Ste 4700 735 8th St., South Kissimmee, FL 34741 Naples, FL 34102 407) 343- 2200 239) 213- 1000 County Manager Search, 2003 City Manager Search, 2003 Mayor Ward Friszolowski Pat Bean, County Administrator City of St.Pete Beach; pop. 10, 000 7701 Boca Ciega Drive Hillsborough County; pop. 1, 100, 000 St. Pete Beach, FL 33706 601 E. Kennedy Blvd 727) 896-4611 Tampa, FL 33602 City Manager Search, 2001 813) 276- 2843 Deputy County Administrator Search, 2004 Michael Herr, County Manager Assistant County Admin. Search, 2004 Polk County; pop. 500, 000 P. O. Box 9005 Solid Waste Mgmt. Dir. Search, 2005 Bartow, FL 33831- 9005 Parks, Rec. & Conserv. Dir. Search, 2005 863) 534- 6417 Steve Stanton, City Manager Traffic Engineering Div. Dir. Search, 2002 Utilities Director Search, 2004 City of Largo; pop. 90, 000 P. O. Box 296 Public Works Director Search, 2005 Utilities Tech. Servo Director Search, 2005 Largo, FL 33779- 0296 727) 586- 7454 Asst. Dir. of Community Dev. Search, 2004 5  CITY OF FORT WAL TON BEACH, FL Executive Search Proposal for Finance Director Prepared by Robert E. Slavin un March 28, 2006 SLAVIN AGEMENT CONSULTANTS Norcross, Georgia 30071 . ( 770) 449-4656. FAX (770) 416-0848 . E- mail: slavin@bellsouth. net 3040 Holcomb Bridge Rd. Suite B- 1. With affiliates in Ann Arbor, Dallas and Hartford  SlAVIN GEMENT CONSULTANTS March 28, 2006 Mr. Mark Wiltsie Human Resources Director City of Fort Walton Beach P. O. Box 4009 Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32549 Re: Executive Search for Finance Director Dear Mr. Wiltsie: search for the Slavin Management Consultants ( SMC) is pleased to submit this proposal to conduct an executive next Finance Director of Fort Walton Beach. The purpose of this project is to help the City develop and agree to to a comprehensive position profile for Finance Director and then to identify, recruit and present outstanding candidates who meet these criteria. Once the profile has been developed and approved by the City, we will have candidates and becoming immediately productive. It is normal for this no difficulty identifying quality prospective