Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Donna Vaillancourt, Human Resources Director
Subject: Agreement with Executive Search Firm for the County Manager Recruitment
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Human Resources Director to enter into an agreement with Peckham & McKenney Inc. to conduct an executive search for the County Manager position beginning February 15, 2018 in an amount not to exceed $30,000.
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BACKGROUND:
On December 11, 2017, County Manager John L. Maltbie announced his plans to retire no later than December 2018. As reflected in the County Charter, the Board of Supervisors is responsible for the selection and appointment of this position.
On January 23, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved a plan for the recruitment and selection of the County Manager position and establishment of an ad hoc Board committee comprised of Supervisor Groom and Supervisor Pine to oversee the recruitment process. A critical component of the plan tasked the ad hoc committee and the Director of Human Resources to interview executive search firms and make a recommendation to the full Board regarding the selection of the recruitment firm.
DISCUSSION:
The Human Resources Department invited five executive search firms to submit proposals to conduct the County Manager recruitment and interview with the ad hoc committee and Director of Human Resources. Four firms submitted proposals and interviewed on January 29, 2018. Based on the interviews, the ad hoc committee is recommending that the Human Resources Department enter into an agreement with Peckham & McKenney. The firm was established in 2004 and is located in Roseville, California. Peckham & McKenney was selected for the following reasons: experience and expertise; qualifications of the individuals conducting the search; interpersonal effectiveness; recruitment strategies; selection process; political astu...
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