Okaloosa County BOCC — 2013 meeting #1140 (date undetermined) — Action Item Printout — reading text

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: July 2, 2013 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Kay Godwin SUBJECT: Confirm Hiring of Airports Director DEPARTMENT: Human Resources BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request confirmation of the County Administrator’s recommendation to hire Mr. Sunil Harman as Airports Director with an estimated start date of July 23, 2013. BACKGROUND: The recruitment process for the Airports Director included extensive advertising both nationally and locally, resulting in 175 applicants. Upon review, a screening committee consisting of Kelly Windes, Okaloosa County Commissioner; Ernie Padgett, County Administrator; Maryann Ustick, City Manager for City of Destin; Kay Godwin, Human Resources Director; Dino Villani, Interim Airports Director and Public Safety Director; Dino Sinopoli, Crestview Chamber of Commerce; and Bill Johnson, Florida Airports Council, selected ten candidates, including one internal candidate, for telephone interviews. Of those, the committee selected four candidates for personal interviews held on June 18, 2013. The screening committee has recommended the hire of Mr. Sunil Harman to the County Administrator, who in turn concurs with their recommendation. Mr. Harman has been employed by the City of Tallahassee Department of Aviation since May 2011, as their Director of Aviation. Prior, Mr. Harman served as the Interim Assistant Director and Division Director for Aviation Planning and Land-Use & Grants at the Miami-Dade County Aviation Department for almost six years; Director for Airports Systems Planning at San Diego County Regional Airport Authority for over two years; Chief of Aviation Planning at Miami-Dade County Aviation Department for almost ten years; and worked for various companies in the economic development and aviation industries in New York City, NY and Orlando, FL for over six years. Mr. Harman holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Aviation Administration and two Master’s Degrees in Business Administration in Aviation and Aviation Management, all from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He is an Accredited Airport Executive (AAE) through the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), and an Accredited International Airport Professional (IAP) through the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Airports Council International (ACI) Worldwide, serving as an ACI governing board member. He was also recently nominated for the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT’s) Aviation Professional of the Year Award. A copy of Mr. Harman's resume is attached. OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove RECOMMENDATIONS: Confirm the County Administrator’s recommendation to hire Mr. Sunil Harman as Airports Director at an annual salary of $112,632.00. In addition, authorize $6,000 in moving and relocation expenses to be paid with his first payroll check, with the provision that Mr. Harman repay moving and relocation expenses if his employment tenure with the county is less than 2 years. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator