Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Dave Pine, President, Board of Supervisors
Donna J. Vaillancourt, Director of Human Resources
Subject: Approval of Recruitment and Selection Plan for the New County Manager and Establishment of a Board Ad Hoc Committee
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution:
A) Approving the plan for the recruitment and selection of County Manager; and
B) Appointing an ad hoc Board committee consisting of President Pine and Supervisor Groom to provide oversight of the recruitment process and implement certain specified tasks; and
C) Delegating the responsibility of selecting a panel to evaluate the qualifications of the candidates to the ad hoc committee.
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BACKGROUND:
On December 11, 2017, County Manager John L. Maltbie announced his plans to retire no later than December 2018. The position of County Manager is critical to the successful operation of the County and the County Charter tasks the Board of Supervisors with the selection and appointment of the position. The Charter provides:
"The County Manager shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors on the basis of executive and administrative qualifications and experience.
Applicants for positions of County Manager shall be solicited widely and shall be screened by the usual personnel procedure. The Board of Supervisors shall select a panel competent to evaluate the qualifications of the candidates. The panel shall interview the screened candidates and submit to the Board of Supervisors a list of from five to seven of the best-qualified candidates. The Board shall make its selection from this list."
DISCUSSION:
To maximize transparency in this process, it is recommended that the Board approve a plan for the recruitment and selection of the County Manager. Additionally, for the purposes of efficiency, it is recommended that the Board appoint an ad hoc committee of President Pine an...
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